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Which answer best represents the informal fallacy being committed, if there is any, in the following argument? “Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy is not worth the paper it’s printed on. Nietzsche was an immoral reprobate who went completely insane from syphilis before he died.”

If a term is distributed in the premise of a categorical syllogism, then it must also be distributed in the conclusion.

If the conclusion of a valid categorical syllogism is an E-proposition, then the minor term must be distributed in the minor premise.

What is the final day of class? (Be sure to have all assignments complete by this date)

Which answer best represents the informal fallacy being committed, if there is any, in the following argument? “The vast majority of car accidents occur within twenty miles of one’s home. Apparently it is much more dangerous to drive close to home than far away from home.”

The invalid categorical syllogism below breaks which of the following rules (assuming the modern interpretation)?   Some secret agents are interesting people. No interesting people are boring people. Some boring people are secret agents.

No valid categorical syllogism can have two negative premises.

Which answer best represents the informal fallacy being committed, if there is any, in the following argument? “There is a good deal of talk these days about the need to eliminate pesticides from our fruits and vegetables. But many of these foods are essential to our health. Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, broccoli is rich in iron, and oranges and grapefruit have lots of vitamin C.”

Under the modern interpretation, the syllogism above is invalid. What fallacy does it commit?

This syllogism is: