Which of the five rules for evaluating syllogisms can you use to determine whether the following form is valid?

What will be an ideal response?


No M are P.
No S are M.
All S are P.
Rule 4

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a. True b. False

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A) Complex question. B) Composition. C) No fallacy. D) Missing the point. E) Appeal to ignorance.

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One of the founders of Theosophy was

A. Rudolf Steiner. B. Helena Blavatsky. C. Jiddu Krishnamurti. D. Annie Besant.

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The point of Ackerman's "lost children" example is to:

A. show that science progresses because of the efforts of a few exceptional individuals. B. illustrate Kuhn's theory. C. show how science should be done. D. show that credit for successes belongs to science as an institution, rather than to individual scientists. E. show that credit for successes belongs to individuals who employ original techniques.

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