Question 1
Statements:
All processes are ideas.
Some processes are systems.
Conclusions:
I. Some ideas are systems.
II. All ideas being systems is a possibility.
III. Some systems are ideas.
Distribution of Terms:
A term is DISTRIBUTED when statement makes claim about ALL members.
A term is UNDISTRIBUTED when statement refers to SOME members.
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1: "All processes are ideas" → processes DISTRIBUTED, ideas UNDISTRIBUTED
Statement 2: "Some processes are systems" → Both UNDISTRIBUTED
Logical Deduction:
Some B are C (I) + All B are A (A) = I + A = I
Result: Some C are A OR Some A are C
Checking Conclusions:
✓ Conclusion I: "Some ideas are systems" - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion II: "All ideas being systems is a possibility" - No negatives exist - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion III: "Some systems are ideas" - Conversion of I - FOLLOWS
Answer: All conclusions I, II and III follow
A term is DISTRIBUTED when statement makes claim about ALL members.
A term is UNDISTRIBUTED when statement refers to SOME members.
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1: "All processes are ideas" → processes DISTRIBUTED, ideas UNDISTRIBUTED
Statement 2: "Some processes are systems" → Both UNDISTRIBUTED
Logical Deduction:
Some B are C (I) + All B are A (A) = I + A = I
Result: Some C are A OR Some A are C
Checking Conclusions:
✓ Conclusion I: "Some ideas are systems" - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion II: "All ideas being systems is a possibility" - No negatives exist - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion III: "Some systems are ideas" - Conversion of I - FOLLOWS
Answer: All conclusions I, II and III follow