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    significant discussion of imperatives as expressed by what one “ought” to do. He implies this notion by providing the audience with two kinds of imperatives: categorical and hypothetical. The discussion Kant proposes is designed to formulate the expression of one’s action. By distinguishing the difference between categorical and hypothetical imperatives‚ Kant’s argues that categorical imperatives apply moral conduct in relation to performing one’s duty within the contents of good will. According to Kant

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    Aristotle’s enthymeme is also known of as the rhetorical syllogism. It is a technique of persuasion‚ engaging one’s emotions‚ ethics and logic by using rhetoric. By Doug Frame on Jan 20‚ 2010 In explaining this device Aristotle references his Rhetoric‚ Prior Analytics‚ and Topics as well as other of his books. While Aristotle did not favor using persuasion in an unethical fashion‚ it became necessary to explain the enthymeme in order to refute other less ethical enthymemes that were used by some

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    Quiz 1 Phi-210

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    of 5 points The syllogism itself‚ not the premises‚ can be _____. Answer Selected Answer: valid. Question 2 5 out of 5 points In the following syllogism‚ the major term is _______________. All human beings are mortal. Ann is a human being. Ann is mortal. Answer Selected Answer: mortal Question 3 5 out of 5 points All dillybobbers are thingamajigs. No whatchamacallit is a dillybobber. Therefore‚ no whatchamacallits are thingamajigs. This syllogism is an example of _______________

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    * Question 1 5 out of 5 points | | | Complete the following syllogism: All X are Y; Some Z are X; Therefore‚ ______________.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | some Z are Y. | Correct Answer: | some Z are Y. | | | | | * Question 2 5 out of 5 points | | | Which rule does the following syllogism violate? All persons in the secretaries’ union are persons who make a lot of money. Ann is a secretary. Therefore‚ Ann is a person who makes lots of money.Answer | |

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    the following syllogism‚ the major term is _______________. All human beings are mortal. Ann is a human being. Ann is mortal. Answer Selected Answer: mortal Correct Answer: mortal Question 2 5 out of 5 points Correct Complete the following syllogism: All X are Y; Some Z are X; Therefore‚ ______________. Answer Selected Answer: some Z are Y. Correct Answer: some Z are Y. Question 3 5 out of 5 points Correct When the premises are true and the syllogism is valid‚ we have

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    when you take the quiz. Question 1 5 out of 5 points To form a valid syllogism‚ which premise is missing in the following argument? [missing premise] Sam is a politician. Therefore‚ Sam is a dishonest person. Answer Selected Answer:    All politicians are dishonest persons. Correct Answer:    All politicians are dishonest persons. Question 2 5 out of 5 points The syllogism itself‚ not the premises‚ can be _____. Answer Selected Answer:   

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    Summary Introduction There are two main types of Syllogism question 2-Statements 3-Statements Question Statement: I. All cats are dogs II. All dogs are birdsConclusion: I. Some cats are birds II. Some birds are cats. Question Statement A. All cats are dogs B. some pigs are cats C. no dogs are birdsConclusion I. some cats are dogs II. no birds are cats III. some pigs are birds IV. some pigs are not birds 2 Statement Syllogism questions are usually found in IBPS (Bank) and SSC exams

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    . One good method to test quickly syllogisms is the Venn Diagram technique. This class assumes you are already familiar with diagramming categorical propositions. You might wish to review these now:  Venn Diagrams. | | A. A syllogism is a two premiss argument having three terms‚ each of which is used twice in the argument. | | B. Each term ( major‚ minor‚ and middle terms) can be represented by a circle. | | C. Since a syllogism is valid if and only if the premisses entail the conclusion

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    Reasoning What is reasoning ? It is also a kind of thinking but different from it‚ in the sense there is checking and re - checking of the conclusion arrived at based on certain facts so reasoning is defined as ’’ a process of arriving at a new judgement on the basis of one or more judgement‚’’ Reasoning is the mental activity used in and argument‚ proof‚ or demonstration‚ reasoning is generally associated with rules and methods and formal laws of logic but many people reason and argue without

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    THE CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM The categorical syllogism is the principal form of deductive interference. Its absolute manner of inferring when applied to certain premises is the kind most suited for imparting scientific and philosophical knowledge. We may describe the Categorical Syllogism as a form of mental discourse wherein two concepts are compared to a third ‘middle concept’‚ and from the agreement of both with the middle concept‚ the mind infers agreement of both concepts among themselves;

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