Definitions
Define the word sad by synonym.
(answers vary): sorrowful, unhappy, dejected, etc.
Give an example of an A statement, an E statement, an I statement, and an O statement.
A: All S is P
E: No S is P
I: Some S is P
O: Some S is not P
(examples vary)
What are the three statements in a categorical syllogism called?
Major premise, minor premise, and conclusion
What immediate inference is formed by switching the subject and predicate of a categorical statement?
the converse
What is the symbol for if...then?
(student draws symbol)
Arrange in order of decreasing intension: Baptist, Christian, Protestant, religious person
Baptist, Protestant, Christian, religious person
Between which statements on the Square of Opposition do we find subimplication?
A--->I and E--->O
What is the mood of a syllogism? Give an example.
The three-letter description of the types of categorical statements it contains when arranged in standard order.
Examples: AIO, EEI
What is an enthymeme?
A syllogism in which one of the statements is implied
What is the antecedent in this hypothetical statement?
"If you believe the gospel, then you will be saved."
(If) you believe the gospel
Define quiz by genus and difference.
(answers vary): short test
Explain the relationship of contradiction. Between which statements do we find this relationship?
Contradiction means that if one statement is true, then the other is false; if one is false, then the other is true.
A--->O and E---I
In which categorical statements (A, E, I and O) is the SUBJECT distributed?
A and E
Translate this inclusive: "You may paint it however you like."
Give an example of a modus ponens mixed hypothetical syllogism.
Answers vary, but will be of the form:
If P, then Q.
P.
Therefore, Q.
Give three types of definitions.
(options): lexical, precising, stipulative, persuasive, theological, theoretical
Which statements on the Square of Opposition are universal?
A and E
Where does the middle term appear in a figure 1 syllogism?
In the subject of the major premise and the predicate of the minor premise
Give the contrapositive for "Some faithful people are not Buddhists."
"Some non-Buddhists are not unfaithful people."
What does "non sequitur" mean?
"It does not follow."
glasses--->sunglasses--->wine glasses
glasses is ambiguous
Give the differences between contrariety and subcontrariety (which statements do they apply to, and what truth values do they imply?).
contrariety: A--->E; both can be F; both cannot be T
subcontrariety: I--->O; both can be T; both cannot be F
List three of the five rules to test the validity of a syllogism.
options:
1. In at least one premise, the middle term must be distributed.
2. If a term is distributed in the conclusion, it must be distributed in its premise.
3. A valid syllogism cannot have two negative premises.
4. A valid syllogism cannot have a negative premise and an affirmative conclusion.
5. A valid syllogism cannot have two affirmative premises and a negative conclusion.
Find the missing premise of this enthymeme and then write it as a standard categorical syllogism:
The Koran is not the word of God, because only the Bible is the word of God.
All the word of God is the Bible.
(No Koran is the Bible.)
Therefore, no Koran is the word of God.
What are the two INVALID forms of mixed hypothetical syllogisms?
affirming the consequent
denying the antecedent