PHI 105 TOPIC 4 QUIZ FALLACIES IN EVERYDAY
LIFE FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms of the following
syllogism.
No actors are Republicans.
Some stockbrokers are Republicans.
Some stockbrokers are not actors.
A. Major = Republicans, Minor = actors, and Middle = stockbrokers.
B. Major = actors, Minor = Republicans, and Middle = stockbrokers
C. Major = actors, Minor = stockbrokers, and Middle = Republicans
D. Major = Republicans, Minor = stockbrokers, and Middle = actors.
Answer: C
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms of the following
syllogism.
All geniuses are artists.
Some artists are painters.
Some painters are geniuses.
, A. Major = geniuses, Minor = painters, and Middle = artists
B. Major = painters, Minor = geniuses, and Middle = artists
C. Major = artists, Minor = painters, and Middle = geniuses
D. Major = geniuses, Minor = artists, and Middle = painters. Answer:
A
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms, and the mood and
figure of the following categorical syllogism:
Some painters are not students of music.
All painters are artists.
So, some artists are not students of music.
A. Major term: students of music; minor term: artists; middle term:
painters; mood: OAO; figure: 3
B. Major term: artists; minor term: students of music; middle term:
painters; mood: OAO; figure: 4
C. Major term: painters; minor term: artists; middle term: students
of music; mood: OAO; figure: 2
D. Major term: students of music; minor term: painters; middle
term: artists; mood: AOO; figure: 3. Answer: A
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms, and the mood and
figure of the following categorical syllogism:
All postmodernists are philosophers.
LIFE FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms of the following
syllogism.
No actors are Republicans.
Some stockbrokers are Republicans.
Some stockbrokers are not actors.
A. Major = Republicans, Minor = actors, and Middle = stockbrokers.
B. Major = actors, Minor = Republicans, and Middle = stockbrokers
C. Major = actors, Minor = stockbrokers, and Middle = Republicans
D. Major = Republicans, Minor = stockbrokers, and Middle = actors.
Answer: C
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms of the following
syllogism.
All geniuses are artists.
Some artists are painters.
Some painters are geniuses.
, A. Major = geniuses, Minor = painters, and Middle = artists
B. Major = painters, Minor = geniuses, and Middle = artists
C. Major = artists, Minor = painters, and Middle = geniuses
D. Major = geniuses, Minor = artists, and Middle = painters. Answer:
A
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms, and the mood and
figure of the following categorical syllogism:
Some painters are not students of music.
All painters are artists.
So, some artists are not students of music.
A. Major term: students of music; minor term: artists; middle term:
painters; mood: OAO; figure: 3
B. Major term: artists; minor term: students of music; middle term:
painters; mood: OAO; figure: 4
C. Major term: painters; minor term: artists; middle term: students
of music; mood: OAO; figure: 2
D. Major term: students of music; minor term: painters; middle
term: artists; mood: AOO; figure: 3. Answer: A
◉ Identify the major, minor, and middle terms, and the mood and
figure of the following categorical syllogism:
All postmodernists are philosophers.
