NAME:___________________________ SECTION:___________ SCORE:_______

I. Instruction: Identify the symbol of each proposition on each item (A,E,I,O).

II. Instruction: Underline and identify the distribution of terms on major term, middle term and minor term for each
proposition in the categorical syllogism. Note: write and label your answer on each term.
III. Instruction: Identify the fallacies of categorical syllogism. Choose and write the letter of your answer on the space
provided after each proposition.
A. Fallacy of Four Terms, B. Fallacy of Ambiguous Middle, C. Fallacy of Undistributed Middle
D. Fallacy of Negative premises, E. Fallacy of Particular Premises, F. Fallacy of Illicit Major
G. Fallacy of Illicit Minor
1. ____All flowers are fragrant. _______
____Trees are not flowers. _______
____Therefore, no trees are fragrant. _______
2. ____Some students are working. _______
____Some workers are exploited. _______
____Therefore, some students are exploited. _______
3. ____No Americans are Russians. _______
____No Germans are Filipinos. _______
____Therefore, no Americans are Filipinos. _______
4. ____All Filipinos are Asians. _______
____All Cebuanos are Visayans. _______
____Therefore, all Cebuanos are Asians. _______
5. ____Some men are not philosophers. _______
____All logicians are philosophers. _______
____No philosophers are not logicians. _______

IV. Identify the formula of the following: 1) Modus Ponens, 2) Modus Tollens, 3) Hypothetical Syllogism, 4)
Affirming the Consequent, 5) Denying the Antecedent, 6) Disjunctive syllogism with two parts, 7) Disjunctive
syllogism with more than two parts
V. Instruction: Identify the syllogisms whether VALID or INVALID. If VALID, then write either Modus Ponens, or
Modus Tollens or hypothetical syllogism. If INVALID then, write either fallacy of denying the antecedent or fallacy
of affirming the consequent.
______________________1. If all Tamawos are not mysterious creatures, then they cannot be found in
the virgin forests
But, they can be found in the virgin forests.
Therefore, all Tamawos are mysterious creatures.
______________________2. If a Luke is present in class, then he does not recite always.
But, Luke is not present in class.
Therefore, Luke does recite always.
______________________3. If Matthew is a handsome model, then he has a hectic schedule.
If he has a hectic schedule, then he skips his meal.
Therefore, Matthew is a handsome model, then he he skips his meal.
______________________4. If Louie is not a hero, then he cannot save the world.
Louie is not a hero.
Therefore, Louie cannot save the world.
______________________5. If giant shipworms are newly discovered sea creatures in the entire world,
then they are not considered as extinct species.
But, giant shipworms are not considered as extinct species.
Therefore, giant shipworms are newly discovered sea creatures in the
entire world
VI. Instruction: Identify the key concept for each item.
________________1. It is a kind of syllogism that denies the consequent in the minor premise.
________________2. It is a kind of syllogism that accepts the antecedent in the minor premise.
________________3. Syllogism where both the antecedent and consequent are found in the major term.
________________4. It is known as either or statement of syllogism.
________________5. It is a term that is common to both major and minor premise.
________________6. It is a fallacy committed when terms in the argument have more than one meaning.
________________7. It is a fallacy committed when both major and minor premises are particulars.
________________8. It is a fallacy committed when both major and minor premises are negative.
________________9. It is a kind of fallacy when the antecedent is negated in an argument.
________________10. It is a syllogism that contains connective propositions in the major premise.