Given the Following Syllogism

question 42

Multiple Choice

Given the following syllogism:
No pigs are bears.
All bears are animals.

Some animals are not pigs.
This syllogism is:

• A) Valid from the Aristotelian standpoint because animals exist.
• B) Invalid from the Aristotelian standpoint.
• C) Valid from the Aristotelian standpoint because bears exist.
• D) Valid from the Boolean standpoint.
• E) Valid from the Aristotelian standpoint because pigs exist.

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Definitions:

Intuition

refers to the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Belief

An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially without proof, or the mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something.

Self-Disclosure

The act of revealing personal information about oneself to others.

Kinesics

The study of body movement, expression, and gestures as a form of non-verbal communication.