Question 1

Each term occurs ______ in the syllogism.&#10;A)once&#10;B)twice&#10;C)thrice&#10;D)four times.

Accepted Answer

Each term in a syllogism appears twice, once in a premise and once in the conclusion.

Question 2

____________ is a fallacy which occurs when a syllogism uses its major term in one sense in the premise and in a different sense in the conclusion.&#10;A)Fallacy of ambiguous major&#10;B)Fallacy of ambiguous minor&#10;C)Fallacy of ambiguous middle&#10;D)Fallacy of undistributed middle

Accepted Answer

The Fallacy of Ambiguous Major occurs when the major term in a syllogism is used with different meanings in the premises and the conclusion, leading to ambiguity and flawed reasoning.

Question 3

____________ is a fallacy which occurs when in a syllogism the minor term means one thing in the minor premise and quite another in the conclusion.&#10;A)Fallacy of ambiguous major&#10;B)Fallacy of ambiguous minor&#10;C)Fallacy of ambiguous middle&#10;D)Fallacy of undistributed middle.

Accepted Answer

The Fallacy of ambiguous minor occurs when the minor term in a syllogism is used with different meanings in the premises and the conclusion, leading to a logical inconsistency.

Question 4

The fallacy occurs when the major term which is not distributed in the major premise but distributed in the conclusion is&#10;A)Ambiguous major&#10;B)Undistributed middle&#10;C)Illicit major&#10;D)Equivocation.

Accepted Answer

The fallacy of Illicit Major occurs when the major term is undistributed in the major premise but is distributed in the conclusion, violating the rules of a valid syllogism.

Question 5

The fallacy occurs when the minor term which is not distributed in the minor premise but distributed in the conclusion is&#10;A)Ambiguous minor&#10;B)Undistributed middle&#10;C)Equivocation&#10;D)Illicit minor.

Accepted Answer

The fallacy described is known as "Illicit Minor." This fallacy occurs in a syllogism when the minor term is undistributed in the minor premise but is distributed in the conclusion, violating the rules of a valid syllogistic argument.

Question 6

There are _____ types of categorical syllogism known as figures.&#10;A)two&#10;B)three&#10;C)four&#10;D)five.

Accepted Answer

Categorical syllogisms can be classified into four distinct figures, based on the position of the middle term in the premises.

Question 7

A _________ is a form of syllogism determined by the qulity and quantity of the three constituent propositions.&#10;A)Mood&#10;B)Figure&#10;C)Middle termed&#10;D)Conclusion.

Accepted Answer

A mood in logic refers to the specific structure of a syllogism based on the quality (affirmative or negative) and quantity (universal or particular) of its propositions.

Question 8

A syllogism in which the major premise is a hypothetical proposition, the minor and the conclusion are categorical propositions is a_______.&#10;A)Categorical syllogism&#10;B)Hypothetical syllogism&#10;C)Disjunctive syllogism&#10;D)Dilemma.

Accepted Answer

A hypothetical syllogism involves a conditional or "if-then" statement in its major premise, distinguishing it from categorical and disjunctive syllogisms, which involve different forms of logical structures.

Question 9

A hypothetical syllogism is also called______&#10;A)Conjunctive syllogism&#10;B)Disjunctive syllogism&#10;C)Categorical syllogism&#10;D)Dilemma.

Accepted Answer

A hypothetical syllogism is also called a conditional syllogism. It is a syllogism that has a conditional statement as one of its premises.

Question 10

Modus tollens is also known as________.&#10;A)Constructive hypothetical syllogism&#10;B)Constructive dilemma&#10;C)Destructive dilemma&#10;D)Destructive hypothetical syllogism.

Accepted Answer

Modus tollens is also known as the destructive hypothetical syllogism because it involves negating the consequent of a conditional statement and inferring the negation of the antecedent.

Question 11

The violation of the rules of a disjunctive syllogism commits the fallacy of ________.&#10;A)Illicit major&#10;B)Illicit minor&#10;C)Improper disjunction&#10;D)Ambiguous major

Accepted Answer

The answer of The violation of the rules of a...

Question 12

Identify the first figure from among the following.&#10;A)MP&#10;B)PM.&#10;C)MP.&#10;D)PM

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the first figure from among the...

Question 13

Identify the second figure from among the following.&#10;A)MP&#10;B)PM.&#10;C)MP.&#10;D)PM

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the second figure from among the...

Question 14

Identify the third figure from among the following.&#10;A)MP&#10;B)PM.&#10;C)MP.&#10;D)PM

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the third figure from among the...

Question 15

Identify the fourth figure from among the following.&#10;A)MP&#10;B)PM.&#10;C)MP.&#10;D)PM

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the fourth figure from among the...

Question 16

______ is a valid mood of the first figure.&#10;A)BAROCO&#10;B)DARAPTI&#10;C)FESAPO&#10;D)BARBARA

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ is a valid mood of the...

Question 17

________ is a valid mood of second figure.&#10;A)CELARENT&#10;B)CESARE&#10;C)DISAMIS&#10;D)BRAMANTIP

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is a valid mood of second...

Question 18

________ is a valid mood of third figure.&#10;A)DARII&#10;B)FESTINO&#10;C)DIMARIS&#10;D)DATISI.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is a valid mood of third...

Question 19

________ is valid mood of fourth figure.&#10;A)CELERANT&#10;B)CESARE&#10;C)DIMARIS&#10;D)DISAMIS.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is valid mood of fourth figure.&#10;A)CELERANT&#10;B)CESARE&#10;C)DIMARIS&#10;D)DISAMIS....

Question 20

A Dilemma is a ________ syllogism.&#10;A)mixed&#10;B)categorical&#10;C)hypothetical&#10;D)disjunctive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Dilemma is a ________ syllogism.&#10;A)mixed&#10;B)categorical&#10;C)hypothetical&#10;D)disjunctive....

Question 21

__________ fallacy occurs when a term is used in two different meanings in the syllogism.&#10;A)Undistribute middle&#10;B)Two negative premises&#10;C)Equivocation&#10;D)Illicit major.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ fallacy occurs when a term is...

Question 22

If one premise is negative the conclusion must be________.&#10;A)Negative&#10;B)Positive&#10;C)Both negative and positive&#10;D)Neither negative nor positive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If one premise is negative the conclusion...

Question 23

Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion.&#10;A)universal&#10;B)particular&#10;C)affirmative&#10;D)categorical.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion.&#10;A)universal&#10;B)particular&#10;C)affirmative&#10;D)categorical....

Question 24

From two ________ premises no conclusion is possible.&#10;A)universal&#10;B)affirmative&#10;C)negative&#10;D)categorical

Accepted Answer

The answer of From two ________ premises no conclusion is...

Question 25

If one premise is particular the conclusion must be_________.&#10;A)Universal&#10;B)Negative&#10;C)Affirmative&#10;D)Particular.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If one premise is particular the conclusion...

Question 26

A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise affirms the antecedents of the major premise&#10;A)constructive&#10;B)destructive&#10;C)objective&#10;D)subjective.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor...

Question 27

A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise denies the consequents of the major premise&#10;A)constructive&#10;B)destructive&#10;C)subjective&#10;D)objective

Accepted Answer

The answer of A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor...

Question 28

A dilemma is simple when the conclusion is__________ proposition.&#10;A)disjunctive&#10;B)implicative&#10;C)negative&#10;D)categorical

Accepted Answer

The answer of A dilemma is simple when the conclusion...

Question 29

A dilemma is complex when the conclusion is __________ proposition.&#10;A)implicative&#10;B)categorical&#10;C)disjunctive&#10;D)negative

Accepted Answer

The answer of A dilemma is complex when the conclusion...

Deck 11: Categorical Syllogisms and Fallacies