Suppose That a Syllogism Has Four Terms: Uncommunicative People, Communicative

question 210

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a syllogism has four terms: uncommunicative people, communicative people, Ruth, and people who make friends easily.Can the rules of validity determine whether or not the syllogism is valid?

• A)Yes, but only after immediate inference is used to collapse the first two terms into one.
• B)Yes, but only after immediate inference is used to expand the number of terms to six.
• C)Yes, the rules can be applied without first making any changes to the syllogism.
• D)No, because it is impossible to put the syllogism into standard form.
• E)No, because the rules of validity cannot be used when one of the terms is a proper name.

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