29. No x' are m; No m' are y'. No x' are y'.
30. All x are m; All m are y'. All x are y'.
31. All x' are m'; No y' are m'. All x' are y.
32. No x are m; No y' are m'. No x are y'.
33. All m are x'; All y' are m. All y' are x'.
34. All x are m'; Some y are m'. Some y are x.
35. Some x are m; All m are y. Some x are y.
36. All m are x'; All y are m. All y are x'.
37. No m are x'; All m are y'. Some x are y'.
38. No x are m; No m are y'. No x are y'.
39. No m are x; Some m are y'. Some x' are y'.
40. No m are x'; Some y are m. Some x are y.
§ 7. EX7
_Trios of Concrete Propositions, proposed as Syllogisms: to be
examined._
1. No doctors are enthusiastic;
You are enthusiastic.
You are not a doctor.
2. Dictionaries are useful;
Useful books are valuable.
Dictionaries are valuable.
3. No misers are unselfish;
None but misers save egg-shells.
No unselfish people save egg-shells.
4. Some epicures are ungenerous;
All my uncles are generous.
My uncles are not epicures.
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5. Gold is heavy;
Nothing but gold will silence him.
Nothing light will silence him.
6. Some healthy people are fat;
No unhealthy people are strong.
Some fat people are not strong.
7. "I saw it in a newspaper."
"All newspapers tell lies."
It was a lie.
8. Some cravats are not artistic;
I admire anything artistic.
There are some cravats that I do not admire.
9. His songs never last an hour;
A song, that lasts an hour, is tedious.
His songs are never tedious.
10. Some candles give very little light;
Candles are _meant_ to give light.
Some things, that are meant to give light, give very little.
11. All, who are anxious to learn, work hard;
Some of these boys work hard.
Some of these boys are anxious to learn.
12. All lions are fierce;
Some lions do not drink coffee.
Some creatures that drink coffee are not fierce.
13. No misers are generous;
Some old men are ungenerous.
Some old men are misers.
14. No fossil can be crossed in love;
An oyster may be crossed in love.
Oysters are not fossils.
15. All uneducated people are shallow;
Students are all educated.
No students are shallow.
16. All young lambs jump;
No young animals are healthy, unless they jump.
All young lambs are healthy.
17. Ill-managed business is unprofitable;
Railways are never ill-managed.
All railways are profitable.
18. No Professors are ignorant;
All ignorant people are vain.
No professors are vain.
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19. A prudent man shuns hyænas;
No banker is imprudent.
No banker fails to shun hyænas.
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