Anything Goes
Basic Syllogisms
Figure & Mood
First Figure
Contradictions and IR's
100

All composers are musicians.

Some musicians are teachers.

Therefore, some composers are teachers.

Valid?

No mid term not distributed

100

No mammals are warm-blooded.

No whales are mammals.

Therefore, no whales are warm-blooded.

Negatives mean nothing

100

All metals are elements.

All gold is metal.

Therefore, all gold is an element.

AAA-1

100

All mammals are vertebrates.

All cats are mammals.

Therefore, all cats are vertebrates.

Already F1

100

Give the contradictory of: “All philosophers are logicians.”

“Some philosophers are not logicians.”

200

Who is Mr. Fick's smash main?

My discretion

200

Some artists are teachers.

Some teachers are communicators.

Therefore, some artists are communicators.

2 Somethings mean nothing

200

No birds are mammals.

Some sparrows are birds.

Therefore, some sparrows are not mammals.

EIO-1

200

All fiber cables are data lines.

Some infrastructure is not data lines.

T, Some infrastructure is not fiber cables.

All data lines are fiber cables.

Some infrastructure is not data lines.

T, Some infrastructure is not fiber cables.

200

Give the contradictory of: “Some painters are not sculptors.”

“All painters are sculptors.”

300

Provide the contradictory of: “Some citizens are voters.”

No citizens are voters.

300

No reptiles are warm-blooded.

All snakes are reptiles.

Therefore, no snakes are warm-blooded.

Valid

300

No circles are triangles.

All equilateral triangles are triangles.

Therefore, no equilateral triangles are circles.

EAO-2

300

No poisonous plants are safe snacks.

Some garden herbs are safe snacks.

T, Some garden herbs are not poisonous plants.

No safe snacks are poisonous plants.

Some garden herbs are safe snacks.

T, Some garden herbs are not poisonous plants.

300

Give the contradictory of: “No novels are poems.”

Some novels are poems.

400

No planets are stars.

All gas giants are planets.

Therefore, no gas giants are stars.

Figure and Mood

EAE-1

400

All dogs are animals.

All cats are animals.

Therefore, all cats are dogs.

Invalid (middle term not distributed) (animals) Would be wrong too in a F1

400

All mammals are warm-blooded.

Some mammals are not dogs.

Therefore, some dogs are not warm-blooded.

AOO-3

400

All public spaces are city parks.

No public spaces are private property.

T, No private property is a city park.

All public spaces are city parks.

No private property are public spaces

T, No private property is a city park.

400

Indirect reduction

  • All professionals are degree-holders.

  • Some designers are not degree-holders.

  • Therefore, some designers are not professionals.

All designers are professionals

Invalid Original

500

Some citizens are not registered voters.

All registered voters are eligible jurors.

T, Some eligible jurors are not citizens.

Some registered voters are citizens.

All eligible jurors  are registered voters

T, Some eligible jurors are not citizens.

500

Some engineers are musicians.

No musicians are chemists.

Therefore, some engineers are not chemists.

Valid (even in F1)

500

All humans are mortal.

No mortals are angels.

Therefore, no angels are human.

AEE-4

500

Some ecosystems are wetlands.

All wetlands are biodiverse areas.

T, Some biodiverse areas are ecosystems.

Some wetlands are ecosystems.

All biodiverse areas are wetlands.

T, Some biodiverse areas are ecosystems.

500

Indirect reduction

  • Some mammals are not swimmers.

  • All mammals are land animals.

  • Therefore, some land animals are not swimmers.

All land animals are swimmers

Valid original conclusion