20. All wasps are unfriendly;
No puppies are unfriendly.
Puppies are not wasps.
21. No Jews are honest;
Some Gentiles are rich.
Some rich people are dishonest.
22. No idlers win fame;
Some painters are not idle.
Some painters win fame.
23. No monkeys are soldiers;
All monkeys are mischievous.
Some mischievous creatures are not soldiers.
24. All these bonbons are chocolate-creams;
All these bonbons are delicious.
Chocolate-creams are delicious.
25. No muffins are wholesome;
All buns are unwholesome.
Buns are not muffins.
26. Some unauthorised reports are false;
All authorised reports are trustworthy.
Some false reports are not trustworthy.
27. Some pillows are soft;
No pokers are soft.
Some pokers are not pillows.
28. Improbable stories are not easily believed;
None of his stories are probable.
None of his stories are easily believed.
29. No thieves are honest;
Some dishonest people are found out.
Some thieves are found out.
30. No muffins are wholesome;
All puffy food is unwholesome.
All muffins are puffy.
31. No birds, except peacocks, are proud of their tails;
Some birds, that are proud of their tails, cannot sing.
Some peacocks cannot sing.
32. Warmth relieves pain;
Nothing, that does not relieve pain, is useful in toothache.
Warmth is useful in toothache.
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33. No bankrupts are rich;
Some merchants are not bankrupts.
Some merchants are rich.
34. Bores are dreaded;
No bore is ever begged to prolong his visit.
No one, who is dreaded, is ever begged to prolong his visit.
35. All wise men walk on their feet;
All unwise men walk on their hands.
No man walks on both.
36. No wheelbarrows are comfortable;
No uncomfortable vehicles are popular.
No wheelbarrows are popular.
37. No frogs are poetical;
Some ducks are unpoetical.
Some ducks are not frogs.
38. No emperors are dentists;
All dentists are dreaded by children.
No emperors are dreaded by children.
39. Sugar is sweet;
Salt is not sweet.
Salt is not sugar.
40. Every eagle can fly;
Some pigs cannot fly.
Some pigs are not eagles.
§ 8. EX8
_Sets of Abstract Propositions, proposed as Premisses for Soriteses:
Conclusions to be found._
[N.B. At the end of this Section instructions are given for
varying these Examples.]
1.
1. No c are d;
2. All a are d;
3. All b are c.
2.
1. All d are b;
2. No a are c';
3. No b are c.
3.
1. No b are a;
2. No c are d';
3. All d are b.
4.
1. No b are c;
2. All a are b;
3. No c' are d.
5.
1. All b' are a';
2. No b are c;
3. No a' are d.
6.
1. All a are b';
2. No b' are c;
3. All d are a.
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