Conversion
All Jekyll's are hides (T)
All hides are jekylls (LU)
All things that are inside the body are endogenous(T)
No things that are inside the body are exogenous (T)
All Boomers are old (T)
All owners of pit bull terriers are people who can expect expensive lawsuits.
Change the quality
No owners of pit bull terriers are people who can expect expensive lawsuits.
When did you stop cursing children?
Complex Question
Some garbage are things that are human (F)
Some things that are human are garbage (F)
Some boys are not good (T)
Some boys are evil (T)
Some girls are happy (T)
Some non-happy things are non-girls (LU)
Some stay-at-home parents are workers who deserve Social Security.
Change the quantity
All stay-at-home parents are workers who deserve Social Security.
Stealing is wrong because you shouldn't take thing's away from people.
Begging the question
Some prisoners are innocent (T)
Some innocent things are prisoners (T)
No dogs are loyal (F)
All dogs are non-loyal creatures (F)
Some trees are not things that smell nice(f)
Some slumlords are people who eventually wind up in jail.
Change both the quantity and the quality
No slumlords are people who eventually wind up in jail.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. But a law controlling handguns would infringe the right to keep and bear arms. Therefore, a law controlling handguns would be unconstitutional.
Suppressed Evidence
Some non-furry things are not cats (F)
Some cats are not non-furry things (LU)
All ghosts are demons (T)
No ghosts are non-demons (T)
No cars are gas guzzling (T)
No non-gas guzzling gas are non-cars (LU)
All identity thieves are criminals who deserve jail time.
Change the quality and the quantity
Some identity thieves are not criminals who deserve jail time.
Man, what a cool ice cube, did you know that ice cube can rap?
Equivocation
No students are stupid (T)
No things that are stupid are students (T)
Some good things are not non-human (F)
Some things are not real (F)
Some fake things are things (F)
No tax proposals that favor the rich are fair proposals.
Change the quality and the quantity
Some tax proposals that favor the rich are fair proposals.
Mr. James signed a contract that reads, “In exchange for painting my house, I promise to pay David $5,000 and give him my new Cadillac only if he finishes the job by May 1.” Therefore, since David did not finish until May 10, it follows that he gets neither the $5,000 nor the Cadillac.
Amphiboly