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The document discusses logic and logical reasoning. It covers topics like syllogisms, figures of syllogism, valid moods, reduction, fallacies, dilemmas, hypothetical arguments, disjunctive arguments, and legal maxims. It also touches on emotions, language, equality, and the application of logic.

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The document discusses logic and logical reasoning. It covers topics like syllogisms, figures of syllogism, valid moods, reduction, fallacies, dilemmas, hypothetical arguments, disjunctive arguments, and legal maxims. It also touches on emotions, language, equality, and the application of logic.

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Multiple choice question on logic 2

1. The theory of syllogism was propounded by ____


a. Salmond
b. Socrates
c. Aristotle
d. William
Ans: C
2. In syllogism how many figures are there
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
Ans: B
3. Syllogism is a mediates inference in which the conclusion is deduced
from ___ premises
a. 4
b. 3u
c. 2
d. 1
Ans: C
4. Valid argument in the first figure, the minor premises must be
a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Universal
d. Particular
Ans: A
5. Valid argument in the second figure, the major premises must be
a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Universal
d. Particular
Ans: C
6. Valid argument in the third figure, the conclusion premises must be
a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Universal
d. Particular
Ans: D
7. Valid argument in the fourth figure, the major premises must be
a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Universal
d. Particular
Ans: C
8. What is reduction?
a. Reduction is the. process of changing a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Figure
syllogism into syllogism of the 1st Figure.
b. Reduction is the. process of changing a 1st, 3rd, or 4th Figure
syllogism into syllogism of the 2nd Figure.
c. Reduction is the. process of changing a 1st, 2nd, or 4th Figure syllogism
into syllogism of the 3rd Figure.
d. Reduction is the. process of changing a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Figure syllogism
into syllogism of the 4th Figure.
Ans: A
9. In a valid syllogism, if the conclusion is false, then at least one of the
premises must be ___
a. True
b. False
c. Valid
d. Correct
Ans: B
10.Direct reduction is a process of transforming an imperfect mood into
perfect mood by the perfect mood by the application of either
conversion, observing or interchanging the place of ___ and ___
a. Major and minor premises
b. Major premises and conclusion
c. Minor premises and conclusion
d. Mediate premises and conclusion
Ans: A
11.Hypothetical arguments are divided into ___ hypothetical arguments
and ___ hypothetical arguments
a. Valid and not valid
b. Pure and mixed
c. Trust and fallacy
d. Simple and complex
Ans: B
12.Dilemma is considered to be ___ syllogism
a. Pure
b. Mixed
c. Valid
d. Fallacy
Ans; B
13.Kinds of Dilemma
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Ans: D
14.Hypothetical syllogisms are short two premise deductive arguments, in
which at least one of the premises is ____
a. Terms
b. Conditional
c. Valid
d. Fallacy
Ans: B
15.Disjunct one of the propositional components of a disjunction,
Description making the false assumption that when presented with an
either/or possibility, that if one of the options is true that the other one
must be ____
a. True
b. False
c. Valid
d. Correct
Ans: B
16.According to Marcus, Moral dilemmas can occur
a. Only to individuals
b. Only to groups of agents
c. To individuals as well as groups of agents
d. To neither individuals nor groups of agents
Ans: C
17.A dilemma is complex when the conclusion is ___ Proposition
a. Implicative
b. Categorical
c. Disjunctive
d. Negative
Ans: C
18.From two ___ premises no conclusion is possible
a. Universal
b. Affirmative
c. Negative
d. Categorical
Ans: C

19.____ fallacy occurs when a term is used in two different meaning in the
syllogism
a. Undistributed middle
b. Two negative premises
c. Equivocation
d. Illicit major
Ans: C
20.A dilemma is a ___ syllogism
a. Mixed
b. Categorical
c. Hypothetical
d. Disjunctive
Ans: A
21.___ is a valid mood of the first figure
a. BAROCO
b. DARAPTI
c. FESAPO
d. BARBARA
Ans: D
22.____ is a valid mood of second figure
a. CELARENT
b. CESARE
c. DISMIS
d. DATISI
Ans: B
23.____ is valid mood of third figure
a. DARII
b. FESTINO
c. DIMARIS
d. BRAMANTIP
Ans: D
24.______ is a valid mood of fourth figure
a. CELERANT
b. CESARE
c. DIMARIS
d. DISAMIS
Ans: C
25.A constructive hypothetical syllogism is also known as _____
a. Modus Tollens
b. Modus ponens
c. Constructive dilemma
d. Addition.
Ans: B
26.A hypothetical syllogism is also called ___
a. Conjunctive syllogism
b. Disjunctive
c. Categorical syllogism
d. Dilemma
Ans: A
27.A ___ is a form of syllogism determined by the quality and quantity of
the constituent propositions
a. Mood
b. Figure
c. Middle termed
d. Conclusion
Ans: A
28.“All donkeys are animals”
All monkeys are animals
Therefore “All monkeys are donkeys”
The fallacy committed by the above syllogism is
a. Ambiguous major
b. Ambiguous minor
c. Ambiguous middle
d. Undistributed middle
Ans: D
29. A syllogism is a form of _____ inference
a. Mediate
b. Immediate
c. Intuitive
d. Inductive
Ans: A
30. A syllogism is form of mediate___ inference
a. Deductive
b. Inductive
c. Intuitive
d. Fallacious
Ans: A
31.A syllogism consists of ___ terms
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Ans: C
32.A syllogism consists of ____ premises
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Ans: B
33.The major term is the _____
a. Subject of the conclusion
b. Copula
c. Predicate of the conclusion
d. Predicate of the minor premise
Ans: B
34.A valid deductive argument with true premises is called a ___ argument
a. Sound
b. Unsound
c. Fallacious
d. Dilemma
Ans: A
35.A deductive argument is sound if and only if it is
a. Valid and all its premises are true
b. Invalid and all its premises are true
c. Is valid one of the premises is false
d. Is valid and its conclusion is false
Ans: A
36. Deduction and induction are two main forms of ____
a. Beliefs
b. Concepts
c. Reasoning
d. Assumptions
Ans: C
37.Deductive logic is also known as
a. Intuitive logic
b. Material logic
c. Formal logic
d. Sentential logic
Ans: C
38.Inductive logic is also known as
a. Formal logic
b. Model logic
c. Material logic
d. Sentential logic
Ans: C
39.A ___ does not belong to a particular language
a. Sentence
b. Proposition
c. Judgement
d. Term
Ans: A
40.The premises provide conclusive grounds for the conclusion in ____
argument
a. Inductive
b. Deductive
c. Fallacious
d. Intuitive
Ans: B
41.Volenti non fit injuria
a. To a willing person, injury is not done
b. One must be compensated for the injury caused to him
c. During litigation nothing should be changed
d. Let the principal answer
Ans: a
42.Respondent superior
a. Let the principal answer
b. Let the doer be responsible
c. Let the doer beware
d. The bailee is responsible for the property
Ans. A
43.In jure non remota caua sed proxima spectator
a. Consent makes law
b. The cause of cause is the cause of the effect
c. The immediate and not the remote cause is to be considered
d. It is the consent of the parties, not their cohabitation which
constitutes a valid marriage
Ans: C
44.Vis major means
a. Act of servant
b. Act of God
c. Act of Major person
d. Act of politician
Ans: B
45.Emotions are:
a. Objective responses to experiences in our environment
b. Subjective responses to experiences in our environment
c. Philological changes to experiences in our environment
d. Behavioral changes to experiences in our environment
Ans. B
46. The term emoting refers to:
a. Emotional intelligence
b. The universal experience of emotion
c. The cultural specific experience of emotion
d. The embeddedness of emotions and social relationships
Ans: D
47.Among the Oriya in India, Laja is a culturally mediated emotion similar to
a. Anger
b. Happiness
c. Shame
d. Sadness
Ans: C
48.Emotion regulation relates to
a. How to adjust our emotional experiences in particular situations
b. How we adjust our behaviour to particular situations
c. How we process, manage, and adjust our emotions
d. How we learn to act in context
49.What is NOT the element of equality?
(a) Justice
(b) Religion
(c) Wealth
(d) Health
Ans: B

50.In a statement “if p then q” is

a. Implication
b. Hypothensis
c. Conclusion
d. Unknown

Ans: C

Descriptive of logic 2

1. “In jure non remota causa sed proxima specture” explain it


2. What are the uses of language?
3. Define fallacy?
4. Explain moods of syllogism
5. Explain figures of syllogism
6. Explain figures of categorical syllogism
7. Indirect reduction
8. Cause and common man
9. Explain legal maxim “Respondent superior”
10.Explain legal maxim “vis-major/actus dei nemini facit infuriam”
11.What is syllogism?
12.How many figures are there in syllogism?
13.How many moods are there in syllogism?
14.Name the valid moods of figure1?
15.Name the valid moods of figure 2?
16.Name the valid moods of figure3?
17.Name the valid moods of figure 4?
18.What do you mean by major premises, minor premises and conclusion?
Give example of it?
19.What is disjunctive syllogism?
20.What is hypothetical syllogism?
21.What are fallacies in argument?
22.Define Reduction
23.Different between direct and indirect Reduction
24.Define hypothetical arguments
25.Define disjunctive arguments
26.What is dilemma
27.Kinds of dilemma
28.Explain legal maxim “volunti non-fit injuria”
29.Use of emotional language
30.Emotively neutral language
31.Kinds of agreement and disagreement
32.Impediments to good reasoning
33.Application of logical reasoning equality and its implication?
34.Explain two methods of Reduction?
35. What are the rules of Reduction?
36.Four operations of Reduction
37.Why would logicians want to transform syllogisms in the other three
figures to syllogisms in the first figure?
38.Give examples of BARBARA?
39.Give examples of CELARENT
40.Give examples of DARII
41.Give examples of FERIOQUE
42.Give examples of PRIORIS
43.Quantity and quality of the four categorical statements
44.What statement is the contradictory of this statement? “some animals
are not collies”
45.How to create a syllogism
46.Give example of “volunti non-fit injuria”
47.Give example of “vis major”
48.Give example of “respondent superior”
49.Give example of ““In jure non remota causa sed proxima specture”
50. What does the terms emotion refer?

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