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Exercises Directions: Name the major, minor, and middle terms in the syllogisms below. 1. No dangerous substance is a thing that should be legal. All plutonium is a dangerous substance. Thus, no plutonium is a thing that should be legal. 2. Some snakes are poisonous animals. All poisonous animals are things to be avoided. So, some things to be avoided are snakes. 3. No good driver is a person who drives drunk. No drunk driver is a person worthy of respect. Therefore, all persons worthy of respect are good drivers. 4. No sound engineer is a person who likes blaring music. Trent is a sound engineer. So Trent is not someone who likes blaring music. 5. All attractive men are people who can wink. Big Mike is a person who can wink. So, Big Mike is an attractive man.

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: Syllogisms 6. Some archaeologists are Celtics fans. No Celtics fan is an introvert. So, some introverts are not archaeologists. 7. Some music lovers are Latinos. All music lovers are people who sing while driving. So, some people who sing while driving are Latinos. 8. Some window washers are people scared of heights. No window washer is a person afraid to get wet. Therefore, some people afraid to get wet are not people scared of heights. 9. Some belly dancers are Egyptian. Some Egyptians are architects. Therefore, some architects are belly dancers. 10. All Nobel Prize winners are unusual people. Jorge Luis Borges is a Nobel Prize winner. Therefore, Jorge Luis Borges is an unusual person. 11. Some movies are things that waste money and time. Fargo is a movie. So, Fargo is a thing that wastes money and time. 12. Some people who sing karaoke are not neurotic people. All people who sing karaoke are people with a good sense of humor. Therefore, some people with a good sense of humor are not neurotic people. 13. Some radiologists are people who love to snorkel. Some people who love to snorkel are drifters. Therefore, some drifters are radiologists. 14. All x-ray technicians are risk takers. Some risk takers are mysterious people. Therefore, some mysterious people are x-ray technicians. 15. No weasel is a well-behaved pet. All guinea pigs are well-behaved pets. Therefore, some guinea pigs are not weasels. 16. Some birds are not falcons. All falcons are carnivores. Therefore, some carnivores are not birds.

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17. All football players are big and burly people. Some big and burly people are couch potatoes. Therefore, some couch potatoes are football players. 18. All chefs are cooks. No small child is a cook. Therefore, no small child is a chef. 19. Some truck drivers are country music fans. All country music fans are from Kentucky. Therefore, some people from Kentucky are truck drivers. 20. Some short men are Oregonians. Kareem is not a short man. Therefore, Kareem is not an Oregonian.

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