Test IV: Categorical Syllogisms

Important Concepts: be able to characterize and give examples.

syllogism		major term
minor term		middle term
mood		figure
standard form		major premiss
minor premiss		figure
logical analogy		equivocation
four term fallacy		undistributed middle fallacy
illicit minor		illicit major
fallacy of exclusive premisses		existential fallacy
fallacy of drawing an affirmative
conclusion from a negative premiss

Important Skills: be able to do the following kinds of problems.

1. refute an argument by means of devising a logical analogy
2. evaluate syllogisms by means of Venn diagrams
3. evaluate syllogisms by means of syllogistic fallacies
4. evaluate arguments in ordinary language

Important Distinctions: be able to list differences and give examples.

1. major and minor premiss
2. illicit major and illicit minor
3. equivocation and four term fallacy

Example test is online:
http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_test.html and
http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ordinary_test.html