Sunday, October 4, 2009

Syllogisms

incorrect:

winter is cold
freezers are cold
freezers are winter

freezers is not a season.

rainbows are colorful
hippies are colorful
rainbows are hippies

Hippies are not inanimate objects.

trucks are heavy
my brother is heavy
my brother is a truck

my brother is a human being

all women are geniuses
Sarah Palin is a woman
Sarah Palin is a genius

Not all women are genius's (Sarah Palin is not a genius)

correct:

Socrates is a man
all men are mortal
Socrates is mortal

All plants grow
Trees grow
Trees are plants

No human is immortal
Dennis is a human
Dennis is not immortal

Exercise is beneficial to your body
walking is a type of exercise
walking is Beneficial to your body

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