Will someone please help me with these English questions.

Question

In this question you will be matching the premises or conclusion correctly with the statements to construct a sound syllogism.

Copy each statement below. Next to each statement type one of these three choices: Minor Premise, Major Premise, Conclusion.

Statements: A: The Indians are a winning team.

B: The Cleveland Indians have won 14 of the last 16 games.

C: A winning team is one that has won almost all its games.

In this question you will be matching the premises or conclusion correctly with the statements to construct a sound syllogism.

Copy each statement below. Next to each statement type one of these three choices: Minor Premise, Major Premise, Conclusion.

Statements: A: Lisa was born in New Jersey.

B: Lisa is a citizen of the United States.

C: Anyone born in the United States is a citizen of this country.

Answer 1

Hi Taylor:

Just to expound a bit on how to work through syllogisms, if you look at the wording of each statement, the broad statement, or major premise, often uses general language, such as "the" or "anyone." Syllogisms, by their nature, narrow that broad language/idea to something more precise. Notice the use of "the" in the first example and "Lisa" in the second example. This is what I mean by narrowing.

Once you have figured out the broad statement, or major premise, you can then begin to narrow to the minor premise and the conclusion by examining the wording of each statement.

Don't forget to use your good critical thinking skills as well; Lisa has to be a citizen if anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen and Lisa was born in New Jersey, which is a state in this country.

Hope this helps you understand how to move through and analyze syllogisms.

Best,

Deborah

Answer 2

A: The Indians are a winning team.

B: The Cleveland Indians have won 14 of the last 16 games.

C: A winning team is one that has won almost all its games.

C - major

B - minor

A - conclusion

A: Lisa was born in New Jersey.

B: Lisa is a citizen of the United States.

C: Anyone born in the United States is a citizen of this country.

C - major

A - minor

B - conclusion