Monday, February 27, 2012

Syllogisms

1. Valid Syllogism
All beaches have sand
New York has beaches
Therefore New York has sand

2. Invalid Syllogism
Pigs are dirty
Bacon comes from pigs
Bacon is dirty

3. Implied Syllogism
Last week Jane and Jill went apple picking.  Jill was dropping apples that were bad.  Jane's car was parked by the tree and happened to get a cracked windshield that day.  Jill cracked Jane's windshield because she was dropping apples.

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