Chapter 7 Self-Assessment

. A particular negative statement is designated by the letter

R.

O.

A.

E.

. The pattern of standard form categorical statements is

subject term, copula, predicate term, quantifier.

subject term, copula, negative term, quantifier.

quantifier, subject term, copula, predicate term.

quantifier, subject term, predicate term, copula.

. In an A-statement, the words only and only if precede the __________ term.

subject

conditional

quantifier

predicate

. The singular statement "John Brown is a plumber" is translated into the following A-statement:

All persons like John Brown are plumbers.

No persons like John Brown are plumbers.

John Brown is a person identical with a plumber.

All persons identical with John Brown are plumbers.

. A syllogism is a deductive argument made up of

four statements: three premises and a conclusion.

two universal statements and one particular statement.

three statements: two premises and a conclusion.

a conclusion and two affirmative premises.

. A categorical syllogism has exactly __________ terms, with each one appearing __________ in the argument.

three / three times

three / twice

three / once

two / three times

. The easiest way to check the validity of a categorical syllogism is to

draw a four-circle Venn diagram.

create a Venn truth table.

draw a three-circle Venn diagram.

draw a two-circle Venn diagram.

. An I-statement has the following form:

All S are P.

Some S are P.

Some S are not P.

No S are P.

. An E-statement has the following form:

Some S are P.

All S are P.

No S are S.

No S are P.

. Categorical statements make simple assertions about

other statements.

complex assertions.

classes of things.

classes of assertions.

. In a categorical syllogism, the middle term appears in each premise but not the conclusion.

TRUE

FALSE

. In a categorical syllogism, the major term appears as the predicate term in the conclusion but not in one of the premises.

TRUE

FALSE

. "No S are P" is an A-statement.

TRUE

FALSE

. "All cars are not Fords" is expressed in standard form.

TRUE

FALSE

. In an A-statement, the words the only precede the subject term.

TRUE

FALSE

. The copula is always either are or are not.

TRUE

FALSE

. In categorical statements, some means "at least two."

TRUE

FALSE

. When checking the validity of a categorical syllogism, if the Venn diagram reflects the assertion in the conclusion, the argument is valid.

TRUE

FALSE

. In a Venn diagram, a shaded area indicates an empty class.

TRUE

FALSE

. The first step in diagramming a categorical statement is drawing two overlapping circles.

TRUE

FALSE

. The first step in diagramming a categorical statement is drawing two overlapping circles.

TRUE

FALSE

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