SYLLOGISM

Enthymeme
An enthymeme (pronounced EN-thuh-meem) is a kind
of syllogism, or logical deduction, in which one of
the premises is unstated.
Here is an example of an enthymeme derived
from a syllogism through truncation
(shortening) of the syllogism:
•"Socrates is mortal because he's human."
The complete formal syllogism would be the classic:

All humans are mortal. (major premise – unstated)

Socrates is human. (minor premise – stated)
Therefore, Socrates is mortal. (conclusion – stated)
A=Hurting innocent people is wrong.
B=Drunk driving hurts innocent
people.
C=Drunk driving is wrong.
A=All reptiles are cold-blooded animals.
B=A lizard is a cold-blooded animal.
C=A lizard is a reptile.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All Dutch are Danish
All boys are Dutch
A. None of the boys are Danish
B. Some of the Dutch are not Danish
C. All boys are Danish
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Some X are not Y
All X are Z
A. None of X are Y
B. Some Z are not X
C.Some Z are not Y
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All guys are soccer players
None of the soccer players are children
A.All children are guys
B. None of the guys are soccer players
C.None of the children are guys
 What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All French are normal people
All French are wine drinkers
A.None of the normal people are wine drinkers
B. At least a part of the wine drinkers are normal
people
C.None of the wine drinkers are normal people
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Some flackflocks are jadukos
All jadukos are duckos
A. None of the flack flocks are jadukos
B. Some duckos are flack flocks
C.None of the jadukos are duckos
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
None of the teachers are dumb
All teachers are Chinese
A. Some of the Chinese are not dumb
B. None of the Chinese are dumb
C. All Chinese are dumb
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
None of the bingbats are raptols
At least a part of the urangi are bingbats
A. At least a part of the urangi are not raptols
B. All bingbats are urangi
C. None of the above answers is a correct conclusions
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All human societies are doomed

to deteriorate over time.
B=America is a human society.
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START!
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=No philosophers are

evil.
B=All Greeks are
philosophers.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All women are potential

mothers.
B=Betty is a potential
mother.
 What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All barbiturates are

drugs.
B=Marijuana is not a
barbiturate.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=Pizza is a substance made of

cardboard.
B=All substances made of
cardboard are good to eat.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All rational people believe in

rule by law.
B=Some rational people are
college professors.
 What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All purple items are green.

B=All yellow items are green.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=Violent television influences

some children in negative
ways.
B=Some children are violent.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All red items are blue.

B=All pink items are red.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=Since all robins have two legs,

B=since all birds are two-legged,
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=Laughter is a meretricious
act.
B=All meretricious acts are
melancholic in nature.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All environmentalists are

activists.
B=Some activists are
uninformed.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?

A=All students are eligible for

student government.
B=No teachers are eligible for
student government.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All Dutch are Danish
All boys are Dutch
A. All boys are Danish
B. None of the boys are Danish
C. Some of the Dutch are not Danish
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Some X are not Y
All X are Z
A. Some Z are not Y
B. None of X are Y
C. Some Z are not X
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All guys are soccer players
None of the soccer players are children
A. None of the children are guys
B. All children are guys
C. None of the guys are soccer players
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All French are normal people
All French are wine drinkers
A. At least a part of the wine drinkers
are normal people
B. None of the normal people are wine
drinkers
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Some flackflocks are jadukos
All jadukos are duckos
A. Some duckos are flack flocks
B. None of the flack flocks are jadukos
C. None of the jadukos are duckos
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
None of the teachers are dumb
All teachers are Chinese
A. Some of the Chinese are not dumb
B. None of the Chinese are dumb
C. All Chinese are dumb
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
None of the bingbats are raptols
At least a part of the urangi are bingbats
A. At least a part of the urangi are not raptols
B. All bingbats are urangi
C. None of the above answers is a correct conclusions
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All human societies are doomed to deteriorate over time.
America is a human society.

America is doomed to
deteriorate over time.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
No philosophers are evil.
All Greeks are philosophers.

No Greeks are evil.

What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All women are potential mothers.
Betty is a potential mother.

Betty is a woman.
 What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All barbiturates are drugs.
Marijuana is not a barbiturate.

Marijuana is not a drug.

What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Pizza is a substance made of cardboard.
All substances made of cardboard are good to eat.

Pizza is a substance that is good

to eat.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All rational people believe in rule by law.
Some rational people are college professors.

Some college people are

believers in rule by law.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All purple items are green.
All yellow items are green.

All purple items are yellow.

What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Violent television influences some children in negative ways.
Some children are violent.

Some children are influenced

by violent television.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All red items are blue.
All pink items are red.

All pink items are blue.

What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Since all robins have two legs,
and since all birds are two-legged,

it follows that all robins are

birds.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
Laughter is a meretricious act.
All meretricious acts are melancholic in nature.

Laughter is melancholic in
nature.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All environmentalists are activists.
Some activists are uninformed.

Some environmentalists are

uninformed.
What conclusion can you draw based on
these statements?
All students are eligible for student government.
No teachers are eligible for student government.
No teachers are students.