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Consider the syllogism below and identify the fallacy involved in it.<br>All pets are domestic animals.<br>No lions are domestic animals.<br>Therefore, some lions are not pets.
A
Fallacy of exclusive terms
B
Fallacy of IIIicit minor
C
Existential fallacy
D
Fallacy of undistributed middle
Correct Answer:
Existential fallacy
Statements :
Some tigers are lions. Some lions are rabbits. Some rabbits are horses.
Conclusions :
I. Some tigers are horses.
II. Some rabbits are tigers.
III. Some horses are lions.
IV. All horses are rabbits.
A
All follow
B
None follows
C
Only I and II follow
D
Only II and IV follow
E
Only IV follows
Statements :
All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.
Conclusions :
I. All the goats are lions.
II. All the lions are goats.
III. Some lions are goats.
IV. Some tigers are goats.
A
All the four
B
Only (I), (II) and (III)
C
Only (I), (III) and (IV)
D
Only (II), (III) and (IV)
E
Only (III) and (IV)
Given below are Assertion (A) and Reason (R), consider them and select the correct answer:
Assertion (A) A categorical syllogism commits a fallacy of four terms if more than three terms are used.
Reason (R) In a standard form of categorical syllogism, there are three and only three terms occuring twice each in the same meaning.
A
A and R both are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
B
A and R both are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C
A is true and R is false
D
A and R both are false
No cats are flying creatures.
Some domestic animals are not cats.
∴ Some domestic animals are not flying creatures.
This syllogism has the fallacy of
A
Exclusive premise
B
Undistributed middle
C
Illicit major
D
Illicit minor
In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be atvariance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement 1 : Some wild are carnivores.
Statement 2 : All wild are lions. Conclusion I : All carnivores are lions.
Conclusion II : Some lions are carnivores.
A
Only conclusion I follows
B
Only conclusion II follows
C
Both I and II follow
D
Neither I nor II follows
In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be atvariance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement 1 : Some wild are carnivores.
Statement 2 : All wild are lions. Conclusion I : All carnivores are lions.
Conclusion II : Some lions are carnivores.
A
Only conclusion I follows
B
Only conclusion II follows
C
Both I and II follow
D
Neither I nor II follows
No astrologers are scientists.
Some scientists are not magicians.
Some magicians are not astrologers.
This syllogism involves the fallacy of
A
Undistributed middle
B
Exclusive minor
C
Exclusive premise
D
Four term fallacy
No poets are managers.
∴ Some artists are poets.
Some artists are managers.
This syllogism involves the fallacy of
A
Drawing affirmative conclusion from a negative premise
B
Exclusive premise
C
Undistributed middle
D
Illicit process
Statements :
All tigers are lions. No cow is lion. Some camels are cows.
Conclusions :
I. Some lions are camels.
II. No camel is tiger.
III. Some tigers are cows.
A
None follows
B
Only I follows
C
Only II follows
D
Only III follows
E
Either I or II follows
Statements :
No rabbit is lion. Some horses are lions. All rabbits are tables.
Conclusions :
I. Some tables are lions.
II. Some horses are rabbits.
III. No lion is table.
A
None follows
B
Only either I or III follows
C
Only II and III follow
D
Only III follows
E
None of these