Given the following syllogism:
All sharks are fish.

This syllogism is:
A) Commits the existential fallacy from the Aristotelian standpoint only.
B) Valid from the Aristotelian standpoint only.
C) Valid from both the Boolean and the Aristotelian standpoints.
D) Conditionally valid from the Boolean standpoint.
E) Commits the existential fallacy from both standpoints.

Question

Given the following syllogism: 
All sharks are fish.

This syllogism is:
A) Commits the existential fallacy from the Aristotelian standpoint only. 
B) Valid from the Aristotelian standpoint only. 
C) Valid from both the Boolean and the Aristotelian standpoints. 
D) Conditionally valid from the Boolean standpoint. 
E) Commits the existential fallacy from both standpoints.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This syllogism is in the form of "All A are B" which is a type of syllogism that is valid according to the Aristotelian standpoint. Therefore, this syllogism is valid from the Aristotelian standpoint only.

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