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    1. The document contains 5 logic problems presented in standard form with the mood and diagram identified. The problems cover topics such as fast food patrons, unethical businesses, mental decisions, and free will versus natural processes. 2. Each logic problem is converted to standard form with the categorical statements identified. The mood (A=Affirmative, E=Negative, I=Particular, O=Particular Negative) and figure (1 or 2) are provided for each problem. 3. The problems involve determining whether certain groups or types of events are contained within or excluded from other groups based on relationships between the categorical statements.

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    1. The document contains 5 logic problems presented in standard form with the mood and diagram identified. The problems cover topics such as fast food patrons, unethical businesses, mental decisions, and free will versus natural processes. 2. Each logic problem is converted to standard form with the categorical statements identified. The mood (A=Affirmative, E=Negative, I=Particular, O=Particular Negative) and figure (1 or 2) are provided for each problem. 3. The problems involve determining whether certain groups or types of events are contained within or excluded from other groups based on relationships between the categorical statements.

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    Asynchronous Activity - Categorical Syllogism

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    Andrea Rubiato
    1. The document contains 5 logic problems presented in standard form with the mood and diagram identified. The problems cover topics such as fast food patrons, unethical businesses, mental decisions, and free will versus natural processes. 2. Each logic problem is converted to standard form with the categorical statements identified. The mood (A=Affirmative, E=Negative, I=Particular, O=Particular Negative) and figure (1 or 2) are provided for each problem. 3. The problems involve determining whether certain groups or types of events are contained within or excluded from other groups based on relationships between the categorical statements.

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    Name: Andrea Nicole U.

    Rubiato Date: October 27, 2022

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    Put these in standard form, determine the mood and diagram them.

    1. No patrons of fast-food restaurants are health-food addicts. Consequently, none of them are
    connoisseurs of fine desserts, since all connoisseurs of fine desserts are health-food addicts.
    Standard form:
    No patrons of fast-food restaurants are health-food addicts. (E)
    Since all connoisseurs of fine desserts are health-food addicts. (A)

    Consequently, none of them are connoisseurs of fine desserts. (E)


    Figure 2

    2. All corporations that overcharge their customers are unethical, but some unethical businesses are
    investor-owned, so some investor-owned utilities overcharge their customers.
    Standard form:
    All corporations that overcharge their customers are unethical. (E)
    But some unethical businesses are investor-owned. (I)

    So, some investor-owned utilities overcharge their customers. (I)


    Figure 1

    3. All events are things describable by science, however, mental decisions are events so all mental
    decisions are things describable by science.
    Standard form:
    All events are things describable by science. (A)
    However, mental decisions are events. (I)

    So all mental decisions are things describable by science. (A)


    Figure 1

    4. All events are things describable by science, since all mental decisions are events, as a result, all
    mental decisions are things describable by science.
    Standard form:
    All events are things describable by science. (A)
    Since, all mental decisions are events. (A)

    As a result, all mental decisions are things describable by science. (A)


    Figure 1

    5. No free choices are caused occurrences, but some natural processes are not caused occurrences,
    so, some natural processes are not free choices.
    Standard form:
    No free choices are caused occurrences. (E)
    But some natural processes are not caused occurrences. (O)

    So, some natural processes are not free choices. (O)


    Figure 2

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