P1: Some people identicle to Lindsay Lohan are people who are bulimic.
P2: All people who are bulimic are non strong minded individuals.
C: Therefore, some non strong minded individuals are people who are identicle to Lindsay Lohan.
Would be set up as:
P1: Some p are b.
P2: All b are n.
C: Some n are p.
Diagramming the universal "All b are n." first would be:
Then the particular "Some p are b":
This proves this IAI - 4 syllogism valid because the conclusion "Some n are p" is diagrammed as follows:
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
The Snapping Turtle
I got nothing to post this week, so ill just do a couple of these things into categorical propositions.
"This guy likes to have pizza for breakfast."
Would translate into:
All people that are identicle to this guy are people who like to have pizza for breakfast.
"Ive seen that turtle climb a chain link fence."
Would translate into:
Some turtles are creatures able to climb chain link fences."
Really though, check it out.
He looks like a snapping turtle.
Would translate into:
All turtles that look similar to him are snapping turtles.
"This guy likes to have pizza for breakfast."
Would translate into:
All people that are identicle to this guy are people who like to have pizza for breakfast.
"Ive seen that turtle climb a chain link fence."
Would translate into:
Some turtles are creatures able to climb chain link fences."
Really though, check it out.
He looks like a snapping turtle.
Would translate into:
All turtles that look similar to him are snapping turtles.
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