If We Assume the Traditional View of Existential Import, Why

question 138

Multiple Choice

If we assume the traditional view of existential import, why is the following syllogism invalid? All radioactive isotopes are dangerous to humans.
No radioactive isotope is a common gas in the atmosphere.
No common gas in the atmosphere is dangerous to humans.

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

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Definitions:

Production Function

An equation or graph that shows the maximum output that can be produced from a given set of inputs or resources, under certain conditions and technologies.

Returns To Scale

The rate at which production output increases as a result of proportional increases in all inputs.

Marginal Product

The additional output that results from using one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.

Production Function

A mathematical equation that describes the maximum output that can be produced with a given set of inputs, such as labor and capital.