If "Some alien races are pacifists" is true, what may be inferred about "No alien races are nonpacifists"? Explain.

What will be an ideal response?


Some alien races are pacifists. (T)
Some alien races are not nonpacifists. (T) obversion
No alien races are nonpacifists. (NG) superalterns

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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How do Jeremiah's neighbors and fellow villagers react to his prophesying?

A. provide material and monetary support B. protect and shelter him from external critics C. express their confusion and uncertainty D. threaten him with death

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. It is false that no underdogs are winners. Therefore, it is false that some underdogs are not winners

A) Valid, no fallacy. B) Invalid, illicit contraposition. C) Invalid, illicit subalternation. D) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. E) Invalid, illicit conversion.

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Which pragmatist was concerned with the logical implications of ideas?

a. John Dewey b. C. S. Pierce c. William James d. Elmer Sprague

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