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1 .       The minor term is the subject of the conclusion. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       The mood of a syllogism is found by checking to see if it is affirmative or negative. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       A valid syllogism with the major and minor premises in the wrong order is necessarily valid. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       When constructing a Venn diagram of a syllogism, the conclusion is always inserted in the diagram first [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Venn diagrams of syllogisms with one particular and one universal premise should have the particular premise diagrammed first to avoid confusion. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       In syllogistic logic, the terms "black" and "jet black" count as two different terms. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       The following syllogism commits the fallacy of illicit major: All holidays are paid leaves of absence. All holidays are times to spend with families. Therefore, all times to spend with families are paid leaves of absence. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       In a valid standard-form categorical syllogism, it is permissible to derive a negative conclusion if the argument contains two negative premises. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       When we say a syllogism is of the "first figure," we mean that its middle terms are both in the predicate position. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       The following syllogism commits the fallacy of four terms: "All people who live in the United States are people who drink coffee, and all people who drink coffee are people who like it. We may therefore conclude that all people who live in the United States are people who like it." [Hint]

 
 






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