Syllogisms and Deductive Reasoning Flashcards
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All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Can we conclude all roses fade quickly?
Answer: No, that does not follow
'Some flowers' fading does not guarantee that roses are among them.
If a worker is late three times, they are warned. Dana was warned. Which is necessarily true?
Answer: Dana may have been warned for another reason
Lateness is one cause of warnings, but the rule doesn't say it's the only cause.
All A are B. No B are C. Therefore:
Answer: No A are C
A falls inside B, and B is entirely separate from C, so no A is C.
Some auditors are accountants. All accountants know tax law. Which follows?
Answer: Some auditors know tax law
The auditors who are accountants know tax law, so some auditors do.
If the alarm sounds, the doors lock. The doors did not lock. Therefore:
Answer: The alarm did not sound
No locking means, by contrapositive, the alarm did not sound.
All whales are mammals. Some mammals live on land. Therefore some whales live on land?
Answer: False — it does not follow
Land-dwelling mammals need not include whales, so the conclusion is invalid.
No vegetarians eat beef. Sam eats beef. Therefore Sam:
Answer: Is not a vegetarian
Since vegetarians avoid beef and Sam eats it, Sam is not a vegetarian.