Valid or Invalid? - The Syllogisms

Syllogism 1 of 15

Remember, we're interested only in whether the argument is valid; that is, whether the conclusion follows as a matter of necessity given the truth of the premises. Just select "Valid" or "Invalid" from the drop-down list below, then press Next.

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Really Deep Thought

A great novelist is essentially tolerant, that is, displays a real apprehension of persons other than the author as having a right to exist and to have a separate mode of being which is important and interesting to themselves.
   --Iris Murdoch.