Exercises 5.

Proposition Types
Analyze the following propositions. (State the subject, predicate, and logical form. Be sure that you state the predicate as a noun phrase.) 1. Some students are opposed to daily quizzes. 2. All vegetables are nutritious. 3. Some Senators are not up for re-election next year. 4. No Minnesota Congressmen are Socialists. 5. Some dogs are too aggressive to make good pets. 6. No fish are warm-blooded. 7. All books worth reading are worth reading carefully. 8. No books by that author are worth reading at all. 9. Some athletes are not good sportsmen. 10. All homework should be checked over before being turned in.

6. The Square of Opposition

A. Draw all possible inferences (based on the Square of Opposition) from the following propositions. (1) All books published in the United States are in the Library of Congress. (2) Some books published in China are not in the Library of Congress. (3) Some books written in Armenian are in the Library of Congress. (4) No books written by Socrates are in the Library of Congress. (5) It is false that all horses are fun to ride. (6) It is false that some horses are fun to ride. (7) It is false that no horses are fun to ride. (8) It is false that some horses are not fun to ride.

7. Conversion & Obversion

Use conversion and obversion to draw valid inferences from the following propositions. 1. All dogs are mammals. 2. Some dogs are collies. 3. Some dogs are not collies. 4. No dogs are cats. 5. All cats chase mice. 6. Some cats chase mice. 7. Some cats dont chase mice. 8. No cats chase mice. 9. All industrious students will recopy their homework. 10. Some industrious students will recopy their homework. 11. Some industrious students will not recopy their homework. 12. No industrious students will recopy their homework.