Translate Each of the Following Arguments into Standard Form Categorical

question 27

Essay

Translate each of the following arguments into standard form categorical syllogisms. Then, determine whether the arguments are valid or invalid, and state the rule(s) that is violated for all invalid arguments.
-Not everyone who's tall plays basketball. This is because soccer players are tall, and not every soccer player is a basketball player.

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Definitions:

Downward Counterfactual

Imagining how situations could have been worse, which can sometimes improve emotional state by making one's current situation seem better in comparison.

Magical Thinking

The belief that one's thoughts, words, or actions can achieve specific effects in the real world in ways that defy the conventional laws of cause and effect.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information in the middle or the end.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember and place more importance on the most recently presented information or experiences.