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All birds have feathers
Blue Jay is a bird
Therefore Blue Jay has feathers

2007-03-07 09:04:46 · 3 answers · asked by Priya 3 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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No tree is edible.
Some trees are green.
Some green things are not edible.

No lazy people pass exams.
Some students pass exams.
Some students are not lazy.

All kittens are playful.
Some pets are kittens.
Some pets are playful.

All dogs are animals.
Some poodles are dogs.
Therefore, some animals are poodles.

All swans are white.
Some birds are swans.
Therefore, some birds are white.

All rhinos are mammals.
All mammals are animals.
Therefore, all rhinos are animals.

All languages used by humans are expressive.
Human expression is important.
Therefore, all languages are important.

2007-03-10 08:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by airam 4 · 0 0

A sample syllogism of each type follows.

Barbara

All men are mortal.
Socrates is a man.
Socrates is mortal.

Celarent

No reptiles have fur.
All snakes are reptiles.
No snakes have fur.

Darii

All kittens are playful.
Some pets are kittens.
Some pets are playful.

Ferio

No homework is fun.
Some reading is homework.
Some reading is not fun.

Cesare

No healthful food is fattening.
All cakes are fattening.
No cakes are healthy.

Camestres

All horses have hooves.
No humans have hooves.
No humans are horses.

Festino

No lazy people pass exams.
Some students pass exams.
Some students are not lazy.

Baroco

All informative things are useful.
Some websites are not useful.
Some websites are not informative.

Darapti

All fruit is nutritious.
All fruit is tasty.
Some tasty things are nutritious.

Disamis

Some mugs are beautiful.
All mugs are useful.
Some useful things are beautiful.

Datisi

All the industrious boys in this school have red hair.
Some of the industrious boys are boarders.
Some boarders in this school have red hair.

Felapton

No jug in this cupboard is new.
All jugs in this cupboard are cracked.
Some of the cracked items in this cupboard are not new.

Bocardo

Some cats have no tails.
All cats are mammals.
Some mammals have no tails.

Ferison

No tree is edible.
Some trees are green.
Some green things are not edible.

Bramantip

All apples in my garden are wholesome.
All wholesome fruit is ripe.
Some ripe fruit is in my garden.

Camenes

All coloured flowers are scented.
No scented flowers are grown indoors.
No flowers grown indoors are coloured.

Dimaris

Some small birds live on honey.
All birds that live on honey are colourful.
Some colourful birds are small.

Fesapo

No humans are perfect.
All perfect creatures are mythical.
Some mythical creatures are not human.

Fresison

No competent people are people who always make mistakes.
Some people who always make mistakes are people who
work here.
Some people who work here are not competent people.

2007-03-15 11:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by pieO 4 · 0 0

Anything is better than nothing.
Nothing is better than a Coke.
Therefore, anything is better than a Coke.

2007-03-15 16:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by apocalyps956 2 · 0 0

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