MBA: Syllogism Flashcards
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Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich. Conclusion: Some doctors are rich.
Answer: Conclusion does not follow
Two particular premises with an undistributed middle prove nothing.
Statements: All trees are green. No green thing is yellow. Which conclusion is valid?
Answer: No tree is yellow
Trees are green and no green thing is yellow, so no tree is yellow.
Statements: All boys are students. All students are players. Conclusion: All boys are players.
Answer: Conclusion follows
The two universal affirmatives chain to make all boys players.
Statements: Some keys are locks. All locks are metals. Conclusion: Some keys are metals.
Answer: Conclusion follows
Keys that are locks are metals, so some keys are metals.
Statements: No teacher is rich. Some rich people are wise. Conclusion: Some wise people are not teachers.
Answer: Conclusion follows
The wise who are rich cannot be teachers, so some wise are not teachers.
Statements: All cars are vehicles. Some vehicles are buses. Conclusion: Some cars are buses.
Answer: Conclusion does not follow
The buses among vehicles need not be cars, so the link is not guaranteed.
Statements: All apples are fruits. Some fruits are sweet. Some sweet things are sugary. Conclusion: Some apples are sugary.
Answer: Conclusion does not follow
Multiple particular links cannot tie apples to sugary with certainty.