If We Assume the Modern View of Existential Import, Why

question 217

Multiple Choice

If we assume the modern view of existential import, why is the following syllogism invalid? All finger paints are paints.
No finger paint is a condiment.
All condiments are paints.

• A)undistributed middle
• B)illicit major or minor term
• C)two negative premises
• D)negative premise with affirmative conclusion, or negative conclusion with no negative premise
• E)universal premises with particular conclusion

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