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	'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''		'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''

	==~~Intresting~~==		==Interesting==

	The ''Rhinocersos'' by Eugene Ionesco shows many examples of invalid syllogism.		The ''Rhinocersos'' by Eugene Ionesco shows many examples of invalid syllogism.

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	[[wikipedia:Rhinoceros (play)\|Rhinoceros]] (French original title Rhinocéros) is a play by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. The play belongs to the school of drama known as the Theatre of the Absurd. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is often criticized throughout the play for his drinking and tardiness. The play is often read as a response and criticism to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, mass movements, philosophy and morality.		[[wikipedia:Rhinoceros (play)\|Rhinoceros]] (French original title Rhinocéros) is a play by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. The play belongs to the school of drama known as the Theatre of the Absurd. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is often criticized throughout the play for his drinking and tardiness. The play is often read as a response and criticism to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, mass movements, philosophy and morality.

	[[File:Rhinoceros.pdf\|500px]]		[[File:Rhinoceros.pdf\|500px]] (part of the play containing the invalid syllogisms)


	==Quotes==		==Quotes==

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Exercise 4

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	[[Syllogism2a\| a]]) M=clowns , P=professors, S=people <br/>		[[Syllogism2a\| a]]) M=clowns , P=professors, S=people <br/>
	[[Syllogism2b\| b]]) M=professors , P=clowns, S=people <br/>		[[Syllogism2b\| b]]) M=professors , P=clowns, S=people <br/>
	[[Syllogism2c\| c]]) M= people , P= ~~proffesors~~, S=clowns <br/>		[[Syllogism2c\| c]]) M= people , P= professors, S=clowns <br/>

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Exercise 4

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	===Exercise 4===		===Exercise 4===

	'''''Identify M, P, and S for each one of following six syllogisms, choose the correct answer: <br/>'''''		'''''Identify M, P, and S for each one of following six syllogisms, choose the correct answer: (S: Subject, P: Predicate and M: Middle term)<br/>'''''

	1.All children are cute.<br/>		1.All children are cute.<br/>

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	Therefore, some human is not Greek. <br/>		Therefore, some human is not Greek. <br/>

	<span style="color:white"> This is an AOO-1 syllogism and this ~~sylogism~~ is valid.</span> <br/>		<span style="color:white"> This is an AOO-1 syllogism and this syllogism is valid.</span> <br/>

	2. All liars are wicked, but not all liars are self deceived; it follows that all wicked are self deceived.		2. All liars are wicked, but not all liars are self deceived; it follows that all wicked are self deceived.
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	<span style="color:white"> This syllogism is invalid. Fallacy of two negative premises. </span> <br/>		<span style="color:white"> This syllogism is invalid. Fallacy of two negative premises. </span> <br/>


	===Exercise 4===		===Exercise 4===

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Exercises

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	'''Indicate whether the following arguments are ''valid'' or ''invalid''. If the syllogism is ''invalid'' indicate which rule of logic was violated. For the solutions, mark the following paragraph (which is seemingly empty) with your mouse. <br/>'''		'''Indicate whether the following arguments are ''valid'' or ''invalid''. If the syllogism is ''invalid'' indicate which rule of logic was violated. For the solutions, mark the following paragraph (which is seemingly empty) with your mouse. <br/>'''

	'''Hint:''' you can ''first'' think about: what is the middle term of the syllogism. Then what kind of ~~statment~~ is the first ~~permise~~ is that: A, I, E or O, and what kind of ~~statment~~ is the conclusion. <br/>		'''Hint:''' you can ''first'' think about: what is the middle term of the syllogism. Then what kind of statement is the first premise is that: A, I, E or O, and what kind of statement is the conclusion. <br/>
	''Second'' you can check if the middle term is distributed at least once. If it is not, you do not need to proceed further, the syllogism is invalid. <br/>		''Second'' you can check if the middle term is distributed at least once. If it is not, you do not need to proceed further, the syllogism is invalid. <br/>
	''Third'', if there are any distributed terms in the conclusion, check to see if those very terms are distributed in the premises. <br/>		''Third'', if there are any distributed terms in the conclusion, check to see if those very terms are distributed in the premises. <br/>
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	9. No man is perfect <br/>		9. No man is perfect. <br/>
	Some men are presidents. <br/>		Some men are presidents. <br/>
	Therefore, some presidents are not perfect. <br/>		Therefore, some presidents are not perfect. <br/>
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	'''In the following syllogistic arguments the conclusion is missing. Study the two reasons very carefully and complete the syllogism with the conclusion that logically follows. For the solutions, mark the following paragraph (which is seemingly empty) with your mouse. <br/>'''		'''In the following syllogistic arguments the conclusion is missing. Study the two reasons very carefully and complete the syllogism with the conclusion that logically follows. For the solutions, mark the following paragraph (which is seemingly empty) with your mouse. <br/>'''

	'''''Hint''''': ''Look carefully at the arguments. What is the subject, what is the ~~predicat~~ of the syllogism?''		'''''Hint''''': ''Look carefully at the arguments. What is the subject, what is the predicate of the syllogism?''

	1.		1.
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	'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''		'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''


	==Intresting==		==Intresting==

Anna at 09:00, 26 March 2013

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	I will help you to understand the syllogism you just need to follow this article step by step.		I will help you to understand the syllogism you just need to follow this article step by step.


	== Steps==		== Steps==
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	If I awake your interest about the syllogism, and you want to know more details, you can click on this link: [[wikipedia:Syllogism\|syllogism]] or read ''A concise introduction to logic'' by Patrick Hurley or ''Aristotelian Logic'' by W. Parry.		If I awake your interest about the syllogism, and you want to know more details, you can click on this link: [[wikipedia:Syllogism\|syllogism]] or read ''A concise introduction to logic'' by Patrick Hurley or ''Aristotelian Logic'' by W. Parry.


	==Exercises==		==Exercises==
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	'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''		'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''


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	[[File:Rhinoceros.pdf\|500px]]		[[File:Rhinoceros.pdf\|500px]]


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	''"[Andrew] Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" . . . involves a tripartite rhetorical experience which is argued like a classical syllogism: (1) if we had world enough and time, your coyness would be tolerable; (2) we do not have sufficient world or time; (3) therefore, we must love at a faster rate than gentility or modesty permit. Although he has written his poem in a continuous sequence of iambic tetrameter couplets, Marvell has separated the three elements of his argument into three indented verse-paragraphs, and, more important, he has proportioned each according to the logical weight of the part of the argument it embodies: the first (the major premise) contains 20 lines, the second (the minor premise) 12, and the third (the conclusion) 14."'' <br/>		''"[Andrew] Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" . . . involves a tripartite rhetorical experience which is argued like a classical syllogism: (1) if we had world enough and time, your coyness would be tolerable; (2) we do not have sufficient world or time; (3) therefore, we must love at a faster rate than gentility or modesty permit. Although he has written his poem in a continuous sequence of iambic tetrameter couplets, Marvell has separated the three elements of his argument into three indented verse-paragraphs, and, more important, he has proportioned each according to the logical weight of the part of the argument it embodies: the first (the major premise) contains 20 lines, the second (the minor premise) 12, and the third (the conclusion) 14."'' <br/>
	(Paul Fussell, Poetic Meter and Poetic Form, rev. ed. Random House, 1979)		(Paul Fussell, Poetic Meter and Poetic Form, rev. ed. Random House, 1979)


	==References and links==		==References and links==

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	'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''		'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you have found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''

	==Intresting==		==Intresting==

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	Go to the section '''''Intresting''''' read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!		'''''Go to the section''''' Intresting '''''read the Rhinoceros and find the syllogism. Decide if the syllogism that you found is valid or invalid. Have fun while reading it!'''''

	==Intresting==		==Intresting==

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Exercise 4

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	===Exercise 4===		===Exercise 4===

	'''Identify M, P, and S for each one of following six syllogisms, choose the correct answer: <br/>'''		'''''Identify M, P, and S for each one of following six syllogisms, choose the correct answer: <br/>'''''

	1.All children are cute.<br/>		1.All children are cute.<br/>
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	[[Syllogism5b\| b]]) M=politician(s) , P=dishonest, S=liars <br/>		[[Syllogism5b\| b]]) M=politician(s) , P=dishonest, S=liars <br/>
	[[Syllogism5c\| c]]) M= politician(s), P= liars, S=dishonest <br/>		[[Syllogism5c\| c]]) M= politician(s), P= liars, S=dishonest <br/>



	===Exercise 5===		===Exercise 5===

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	[[Syllogism2a\| a]]) M=clowns , P=professors, S=people <br/>		[[Syllogism2a\| a]]) M=clowns , P=professors, S=people <br/>
	[[Syllogism2b\| b]]) M=professors , P=clowns, S=people <br/>		[[Syllogism2b\| b]]) M=professors , P=clowns, S=people <br/>
	[[Syllogism2c\| c]]) M= people , P= ~~proffesors~~, S=clowns <br/>		[[Syllogism2c\| c]]) M= people , P= professors, S=clowns <br/>