Question

Given the following syllogism: No untalented bards are compelling writers, so some uncompelling writers are not uninspired poets, for some inspired poets are talented bards. After reducing the number of terms in Syllogism 1A, the conclusion is: Group of answer choices

Answer 1

The question involves a syllogism, which is a form of logical argument in the Arts subject, at a High School level. The conclusion proposed does not logically follow from the premises provided due to an incorrect syllogistic form.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement presented is a complex syllogism, which is a type of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more premises that are asserted to be true. In the case presented, it seems the conclusion was attempted to be drawn from premises about poets, bards, and writers.

Broken down to its logical format, we might express the argument as such:

• No untalented bards are compelling writers.
• Some uncompelling writers are not uninspired poets.
• Some inspired poets are talented bards.

Hence, one might be tempted to conclude that:

Some uninspired poets are not untalented bards.

However, this conclusion does not logically follow from the premises given, because they don't necessarily intersect in a way that supports this conclusion. This is an example of an incorrect syllogistic form as the terms do not consistently refer to the same subsets of individuals throughout the premises to ensure a logical inference.

A good deductive inference should have a form such that if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true. This is valid deductive reasoning. Forms of valid arguments include disjunctive syllogism, modus ponens, and modus tollens.

Answer 2

Given the following syllogism:

No untalented bards are compelling writers,

So some uncompelling writers are not uninspired poets.

For some inspired poets are talented bards

A) After reducing the number of terms in the syllogim, what is the conclusion?

B) Major premise?

C) Minor Premise?

Answer:

A. All compelling writers are talented bards

B. Some inspired poets are talented bards

C. Some inspired poets are not compelling writers

Step-by-step explanation:

Syllogism is a term in philosophy that describes logical conclusion, derived from deductive reasoning to obtain conclusion on the premises of two or more proposition, which is considered to be true.

Hence, in this case, the conclusion of this syllogism is that, All compelling writers are talented bards

While the major premise, which is supported by two premises is - Some inspired poets are talented bards

The minor premise is - Some inspired poets are not compelling writers