Syllogism Questions

• Syllogism — University professors and doctorate degrees: Statements: • All university professors have a doctorate degree. • X is a lady professor. Conclusions to test: I. X does not have a doctorate degree. II. Only men professors have a doctorate degree. Decide which conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.
• Syllogism — Philosophers and gender; Socrates case: Statements: • All philosophers are men. • Socrates was a philosopher. Conclusions to test: I. Socrates was a man. II. Women cannot become philosophers. Choose which conclusion(s) necessarily follow(s).
• Syllogism — Monkeys, singing, and talking: Statement: • No monkey can sing, but some monkeys can talk. Which option states the correct logical consequence of the statement?
• Syllogism — Cows, chairs, and tables: Statements: (A) No cow is a chair. (B) All chairs are tables. Conclusions to test: I. Some tables are chairs. II. Some tables are cows. III. Some chairs are cows. IV. No table is a cow. Select the correct option.
• Syllogism — Men, women, and intelligence: Statements: • No man is intelligent. • All women are intelligent. Conclusions to test: I. No man is a woman. II. No woman is a man.
• Syllogism — Carts, cars, and trains (transitivity): Statements: • All carts are cars. • All cars are trains. Conclusions to test: I. All carts are trains. II. All trains are carts.
• Syllogism — Soldiers, citizens, and men: Statements: • All soldiers are men. • Some citizens are soldiers. Conclusions to test: I. Some citizens are men. II. All soldiers are citizens.
• Syllogism — Shoes, White, and Blue: Statements: (a) Some shoes are White. (b) All White are Blue. Conclusions to test: I. All shoes are Blue. II. Some shoes are Blue.
• Syllogism — Files, numbered, and coded (ambiguity check): Statements: • Some files are numbered. • All numbers are coded. Which inference necessarily follows?
• Syllogism — Goats, tigers, and lions (subset chains): Statements: (a) All goats are tigers. (b) All tigers are lions. Conclusions: I. All tigers are goats. II. All lions are tigers. III. No goat is a lion. IV. No lion is a goat.
• Syllogism — Clerks, typists, and stenos (undetermined overlap): Statements: (a) All clerks are typists. (b) Some typists are stenos. Conclusions: I. Some stenos are clerks. II. No steno is a clerk. III. All typists are clerks. IV. All clerks are stenos.
• Syllogism — Players, educated, and cultured: Statements: (a) All players are educated. (b) All educated are cultured. Inferences: I. All players are cultured. II. All cultured persons are players.
• Syllogism — Books, magazines, and novels: Statements: • Some books are magazines. • Some magazines are novels. Conclusions: (I) Some books are novels. (II) Some novels are magazines.
• Syllogism — Animals, birds, and human beings: Statements: • All animals are birds. • Some animals are human beings. Conclusions: I. Some human beings are birds. II. Some birds are human beings.
• Syllogism — Women, cats, and rats (subset chaining): Statements: • All women are cats. • All cats are rats. Conclusions: I. All women are rats. II. All rats are women.
• Syllogism — Books, trees, and lions (existential note): Statements: (1) All books are trees. (2) All trees are lions. Conclusions: I. All books are lions. II. All lions are books. III. All trees are books. IV. Some lions are books.
• Syllogism — Clerks → Superintendents → Managers → Supervisors (long chain): Statements: A. All clerks are superintendents. B. All superintendents are managers. C. All managers are supervisors. Conclusions: I. All supervisors are clerks. II. Some clerks are supervisors. III. Some managers are clerks. IV. All superintendents are clerks.
• Syllogism — Schools, laboratories, and theatres: Statements: (a) Some schools are Laboratories. (b) All Laboratories are theatres. Conclusions: I. Some theatres are schools. II. No school is a theatre.
• Syllogism — Boys, men, and black (complements): Statements: • Some boys are men. • No man is black. Conclusions: I. Some boys are not black. II. Some men are boys.
• Syllogism — Teachers and bicycles; identifying what necessarily follows: Statements: (a) No teacher comes to the school on a bicycle. (b) Anand comes to the school on a bicycle. Conclusions: I. Anand is not a teacher. II. Anand is a student.