"No physicians are poverty-stricken.Some residents of Chicago are MDs.Therefore, some Chicagoans are not poor."
What, if anything, must be done to put this syllogism in the proper form to test it for validity?
A)Nothing.It is perfectly valid as it is.
B)The two terms in the conclusion are not represented exactly in the premises. "Residents of Chicago" needs to be replaced with "Chicagoans" and "poverty-
stricken" with "poor."
C)This syllogism contains six terms three pairs of which are synonyms.All three pairs must be reduced to one term each.
D)There is nothing that can be done to make this syllogism valid.

Question

"No physicians are poverty-stricken.Some residents of Chicago are MDs.Therefore, some Chicagoans are not poor."
 What, if anything, must be done to put this syllogism in the proper form to test it for validity?
A)Nothing.It is perfectly valid as it is.
B)The two terms in the conclusion are not represented exactly in the premises. "Residents of Chicago" needs to be replaced with "Chicagoans" and "poverty-
 stricken" with "poor."
C)This syllogism contains six terms three pairs of which are synonyms.All three pairs must be reduced to one term each.
D)There is nothing that can be done to make this syllogism valid.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer is C

"No Physicians Are Poverty-Stricken