CPHL 214 – Assignment 6

Part 1:
1. All dogs are creatures that have their days. (A)
2. No men are creatures that can serve two masters. (E)
3. All fools are creatures that rush in where angels fear to tread. (A)
This sentence is ambiguous because it can also be from an angel’s side.
No angels fear to tread are fools to rush in. (E)
4. All rolling stones are stones that gather no moss. (A)
5. Some new drugs are medication that are proved to be harmful to patients. (I)
6. All succeeds are successes. (A)
7. All finders are people who are keepers. / All losers are people who are weepers. (A)
8. Some consumers are people who are not concerned to save money. (I)
9. All good fences that make good neighbors. (A)
10. All experiences are the mother of wisdom. (A)
11. All men who are early to bed and early to rise are men who are healthy, wealthy, and wise. (A)

Part 2:
1. The common cold has economic costs (All C are E). Any illness that has economic costs should be
taken seriously (Some E are S). Therefore, the common cold should be taken seriously (All C are
S).
2. Some businesses succeed by cutting labor costs (Some B are C). Any business that cuts labor
costs is exploiting its workers (All C are E). Therefore, some businesses exploit their workers
(Some B are E).
3. All foods that can be kept on the shelf for several weeks without rotting are food containing
additives (All F are A). Some foods that contain additives are hazardous to the health of allergy
sufferers (Some A are S). Therefore, some foods that can be kept on the shelf for several weeks
hazardous to the allergy sufferers (Some F are S).
4. No fisherman are loggers (No F are L). Some loggers are not hunters (Some L are not H).
Therefore, some fisherman are hunters (Some F are H).

5. All animals that give birth to their young alive are mammals (All A are M). All lions give birth to
their young alive. Therefore, all lions are mammals (All L are M).

6. All zoos are places in which animals may be bred (Some Z are P). No places in which animals may
be bred should keep animals in cramped conditions (No P are C) Thus, no zoo should keep
animals in cramped conditions (No Z are C).

7. No shoes without traction are safe for mountain climbing (No T are S). All shoes safe for
mountain climbing are sturdily built (All S are B) Therefore some shoes without traction are not
sturdily built (Some T are not B).

8. Only those who are fast cyclists can manage the trip from Calgary to Banff (All C are M). Pedro is
a fast cyclist (All P are C). Therefore, Pedro can manage the trip from Calgary to Banff (All P are
M).
9. All appeals to supernatural causes are ultimately based on ignorance (All S are I). All arguments
based on ignorance are fallacious (All I are F). Therefore, all appeals to supernatural causes are
fallacious (All S are F).

10. Only candidates under the age of 30 are eligible for the internship program (All U are E).
Malema is not under 30 (No M are U). Therefore, Malema is not eligible for the internship
program (No M are E).