i.e. John is ill.
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10. Umbrellas are useful on a journey;
What is useless on a journey should be left behind.
Univ. is "things"; m = useful on a journey; x = umbrellas; y = things
that should be left behind.
·---------------· ·-------·
All x are m; |(O) | (O)| | | |
All m' are y. | ·---|---· | |---|---|
| | (I) | | |(I)| |
|---|---|---|---| ·-------·
| | | | |
| ·---|---· | .'. Some x' are y.
|(I) | (O)|
·---------------·
i.e. Some things, that are not umbrellas, should be left behind on a
journey.
11. Audible music causes vibration in the air;
Inaudible music is not worth paying for.
Univ. is "music"; m = audible; x = music that causes vibration in the
air; y = worth paying for.
·---------------· ·-------·
All m are x; |(O) | | | | |
All m' are y'. | ·---|---· | |---|---|
| | (I) | | |(O)| |
|---|---|---|(I)| ·-------·
| |(O)|(O)| |
| ·---|---· | .'. No x' are y.
|(O) | |
·---------------·
i.e. No music is worth paying for, unless it causes vibration in the
air.
12. Some holidays are rainy;
Rainy days are tiresome.
Univ. is "days"; m = rainy; x = holidays; y = tiresome.
·---------------· ·-------·
Some x are m; | | | |(I)| |
All m are y. | ·---|---· | |---|---|
| |(I)|(O)| | | | |
|---|---|---|---| ·-------·
| | |(O)| |
| ·---|---· | .'. Some x are y.
| | |
·---------------·
i.e. Some holidays are tiresome.
_Solutions for § 6, Nos. 1-10._ SL6-A
1.
Some x are m; No m are y'. Some x are y.
·---------------· ·-------·
| | | |(I)| |
| ·---|---· | |---|---|
| |(I)|(O)| | | | |
|---|---|---|---| ·-------·
| | |(O)| |
| ·---|---· | Hence proposed Conclusion is right.
| | |
·---------------·
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2.
All x are m; No y are m'. No y are x'.
·---------------·
|(O) | (O)|
| ·---|---· |
| | (I) | |
|---|---|---|---| There is no Conclusion.
| | | | |
| ·---|---· |
|(O) | |
·---------------·
3.
Some x are m'; All y' are m. Some x are y.
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