22. The process of passing directly from a single proposition to a conclusion is
Correct : A. Immediate inference
23. _____________ asserts the agreement or disagreement of a subject and
predicate after having compared each with middle term.
Correct : B. Mediate inference
24. Opposition is a ___________ inference.
Correct : D. Immediate.
25. Education is a ___________ inference.
Correct : D. Immediate.
26. __________ is the relation between two universal propositions having the
same subject but differing in quality only.
Correct : A. Contrary opposition
27. ___________ is the relation between two propositions having the same
subject but differing in both quality and quantity.
Correct : B. Contradictory opposition
28. The relation between two particular propositions having the same subject
and predicate but differing in quality is _________opposition.
Correct : D. sub-contrary.
29. ______ opposition is the relation between two propositions having the same
subject and predicate but differing in quantity only.
Correct : C. Subaltern
30. If one of the contraries is true the truth-value of the other is
Correct : B. false
31. If one of the contraries is false the truth-value of the other is
Correct : C. doubtful
32. If one of the contradictories is true the other must be _______.
Correct : B. false
33. Contrary propositions cannot both be ________.
Correct : A. true
34. Of two sub-contraries if one is false the other is necessarily______
Correct : A. true
35. Of two sub-contraries if one is true the other is ________.
Correct : C. doubtful
36. Between subalterns if the universal is true the particular is
Correct : A. true
37. If the particular proposition of a subaltern relation is false its corresponding
universal proposition will be_______.
Correct : B. false
38. If the particular proposition of a subaltern relation is true, the truth-value of
the universal proposition is
Correct : D. doubtful.
39. The proposition: “Socrates is wise”, is an example for ___________
proposition.
Correct : B. singular
40. The quantity of the proposition is determined by the extension of the
______.
Correct : A. Subject
41. In a conditional proposition the part which expresses the condition by ‘if’ or
its equivalent is
Correct : A. Antecedent
42. ________ is a unit of reasoning in logic.
Correct : C. Proposition
43. Euler’s circles are diagrams representing ________ of the terms.
Correct : A. distribution
44. A syllogism is a form of ___________ inference.
Correct : A. mediate
45. A syllogism is form of mediate _________ inference.
Correct : A. deductive
46. A syllogism consists of _______ terms.
Correct : C. three
47. A syllogism consists of ________ premisses.
Correct : B. three
48. The minor term is the _______________.
Correct : A. subject of the conclusion
49. That term which occurs in the premises and not in the conclusion is
Correct : D. Middle term.
50. __________ performs the function of an intermediary.
Correct : B. Middle term
51. Each term occurs ______ in the syllogism.
Correct : B. twice
52. ____________ is a fallacy which occurs when a syllogism uses its major
term in one sense in the premise and in a different sense in the conclusion.
Correct : A. Fallacy of ambiguous major
53. ____________ is a fallacy which occurs when in a syllogism the minor
term means one thing in the minor premise and quite another in the conclusion.
Correct : B. Fallacy of ambiguous minor
54. The fallacy occurs when the major term which is not distributed in the
major premise but distributed in the conclusion is
Correct : C. Illicit major
55. The fallacy occurs when the minor term which is not distributed in the
minor premise but distributed in the conclusion is
Correct : D. Illicit minor.
56. There are _____ types of categorical syllogism known as figures.
Correct : C. four
57. A _________ is a form of syllogism determined by the qulity and quantity
of the three constituent propositions.
Correct : A. Mood
58. A syllogism in which the major premise is a hypothetical proposition, the
minor and the conclusion are categorical propositions is a_______.
Correct : B. Hypothetical syllogism
59. A hypothetical syllogism is also called______
Correct : A. Conjunctive syllogism
60. Modus tollens is also known as________.
Correct : D. Destructive hypothetical syllogism.
61. The violation of the rules of a disjunctive syllogism commits the fallacy of
________.
Correct : C. Improper disjunction
62. Identify the first figure from among the following.
Correct : A. MP
63. Identify the second figure from among the following.
Correct : B. PM
64. Identify the third figure from among the following.
Correct : C. MP
65. Identify the fourth figure from among the following.
Correct : D. PM
66. ______ is a valid mood of the first figure.
Correct : D. BARBARA
67. ________ is a valid mood of second figure.
Correct : B. CESARE
68. ________ is a valid mood of third figure.
Correct : D. DATISI.
69. ________ is valid mood of fourth figure.
Correct : C. DIMARIS
70. A Dilemma is a ________ syllogism.
Correct : A. mixed
71. __________ fallacy occurs when a term is used in two different meanings
in the syllogism.
Correct : C. Equivocation
72. If one premise is negative the conclusion must be________.
Correct : A. Negative
73. Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion.
Correct : B. particular
74. From two ________ premises no conclusion is possible.
Correct : C. negative
75. If one premise is particular the conclusion must be_________.
Correct : D. Particular.
76. A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise affirms the
antecedents of the major premise
Correct : A. constructive
77. A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise denies the
consequents of the major premise
Correct : B. destructive
78. A dilemma is simple when the conclusion is__________ proposition.
Correct : D. categorical
79. A dilemma is complex when the conclusion is __________ proposition.