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Review Quiz 5
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The following is a review quiz for objective 8-5.

1
A categorical syllogism is a deductive argument with two premises and a conclusion where each claim is a standard form categorical claim.
A)True
B)False
2
Which of the following is the best definition for the Major Term in a categorical syllogism?
A)The term that occurs in both of the premises but not in the conclusion.
B)The term that occurs as the subject term in the syllogism's conclusion.
C)The term that occurs as a predicate term in the syllogism's conclusion.
3
Which of the following is the best definition for the Minor Term in a categorical syllogism?
A)The term that occurs as the predicate term in the syllogism's conclusion.
B)The term that occurs as the subject term in the syllogism's conclusion.
C)The term that occurs in both of the premises but not in the conclusion.
4
Which of the following is the best definition for the Middle Term in a categorical syllogism?
A)The term that occurs as the subject term in the syllogism's conclusion.
B)The term that occurs in both of the premises but not in the conclusion.
C)The term that occurs as the predicate term in the syllogism's conclusion.
5
Which of the following is the best definition of validity?
A)An argument is valid if its premises are true and its conclusion is true.
B)An argument is valid if and only if the truth of its premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion.
C)An argument is valid if its premises are true.
D)An argument is valid if its conclusion is true.







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