Name: Lovely Antonielle R.

Moreno
Course: BSED Science 1

ACTIVITY 16

Give 5 syllogism that manifest a real life scenario. Explain the truthfulness of your major
premise. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. All swans are white.  (Major premise)

Jane is white. (Minor premise)
Therefore, Jane is a swan. (Conclusion)
Can you definitely say that the major premise is correct?
 If we analyze the whole syllogism it will appear that it is invalid. Because of the
meaning on the 2nd term from the first term was changed, the first term swans
refers to the animal has a color white while the term white it refers to the skin
color of the human.

2. All mammals are animals.

All elephants are mammals.
Therefore, all elephants are animals.
Can you definitely say that the major premise is correct?
 The major premise is correct because the mammals is a type of animals.

3. Cacti are plants  (Major premise)

 And all plants perform photosynthesis. (Minor premise)
 Therefore, cacti perform photosynthesis.  (Conclusion)
Can you definitely say that the major premise is correct?
 The major premise is correct because cacti is a kind of plants and perform
hypothesis.

4. All humans are mortal.

Socrates is human.
Therefore Socrates is mortal.
Can you definitely say that the major premise is correct?
 If we analyze the whole syllogism it will appear that it is valid. Because the major
premise states the truthfulness of the statement wherein all human are mortal
and also Socrates is human and mortal too.
5. Some nice people are teachers.
Some people with red hair are nice.
Therefore, some teachers have red hair.
Can you definitely say that the major premise is correct?
 If we analyze the whole syllogism it will appear that it is invalid. Because it
contains fallacies or mistake in a logic. The major premise tells the true
statement while the minor premise and the conclusion are not. The teacher
wasn't able to color their hair with red because of the protocols in school.