Syllogisms and Deductive Reasoning Flashcards
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All engineers solve problems. Some problem solvers are creative. Which is valid?
Answer: Some engineers may be creative, but it isn't guaranteed
The creative problem solvers might not be the engineers, so it isn't certain.
If a product is defective, it is recalled. This product was recalled. Therefore:
Answer: It may have been recalled for another reason
Recall can have causes beyond defects, so defectiveness isn't guaranteed.
All P are Q. All Q are R. Some R are S. Which must be true?
Answer: All P are R
P are Q and Q are R, so all P are R; the S claim is unrelated.
No fish breathe air with lungs. A lungfish breathes air with lungs. Therefore a lungfish:
Answer: Is not a fish by this rule
Within the premises given, breathing with lungs contradicts being a fish.
Every passing student studied. Tom did not study. Therefore Tom:
Answer: Did not pass
Passing requires studying, which Tom didn't do, so he did not pass.
Some books are novels. No novels are textbooks. Which follows?
Answer: Some books are not textbooks
The novel-books cannot be textbooks, so some books are not textbooks.
If the server is down, users see an error. Users see no error. Therefore:
Answer: The server is not down
No error means, by contrapositive, the server is not down.