Sunday, October 4, 2009

True & False Syllogisms

True Syllogisms:

1. Major Premise: Fruits are nutritious.
Minor Premise: Apples are fruits.
Conclusion: Apples are nutritious.

2. Major Premise: Flowers smell nice.
Minor Premise: A tulip is a flower.
Conclusion: Tulips smell nice.

3. Major Premise: Cars transport people.
Minor Premise: An Audi is a type of car.
Conclusion: An Audi transports people.

4. Major Premise: An instrument plays music.
Minor Premise: A piano is a type of instrument.
Conclusion: Pianos play music.

False Syllogisms:

1. Major Premise: Diamonds sparkle.
Minor Premise: My teeth are sparkling.
Conclusion: My teeth are diamonds.

False: My teeth are not made from diamonds.

2. Major Premise: Airplanes fly in the sky.
Minor Premise: Birds fly in the sky.
Conclusion: Birds are airplanes.

False: Birds are not machines that fly.

3. Major Premise: Blueberries are blue.
Minor Premise: The sky is blue.
Conclusion: The sky is a blueberry.

False: The sky is not a fruit.

4. Major Premise: The Eiffel Tower is tall.
Minor Premise: Shaq is tall.
Conclusion: Shaq is the Eiffel Tower.

False: Shaq is not a piece of architecture.

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