Major Premise: All athletes are smart.
Minor Premise: All soccer players are athletes.
Conclusion: All soccer players are smart.
Invalid Syllogism:
Major Premise: Some classes are boring.
Minor Premise: Some classes are long.
Conclusion: All boring classes are long.
Syllogism Embedded in an Argument:
I went to the library and there were books about sports, celebrities and science fiction. All of these books were in bad shape with torn pages. So the book I want about soccer must have torn pages.
Major Premise: The library has books on different subjects.
Minor Premise: All the books were in bad shape.
Conclusion: Books about soccer are in bad shape.
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