Is the Following Syllogism Valid? Tom Is Asleep or Tom

question 56

Multiple Choice

Is the following syllogism valid? Tom is asleep or Tom is reading.
Tom is asleep.
Tom is not reading.

• A)Yes.
• B)No, because the conclusion is a negative proposition.
• C)No, because the disjunctive premise ought to be the second premise, not the first.
• D)No, because we don't know whether or not the second premise is true.
• E)No, because the second premise affirms a disjunct rather than negating one.

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