Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Premises: (i) All poets are dreamers. (ii) Some engineers are poets. Conclusion: Some engineers are dreamers. Which of the following describes the validity of this argument? a) Invalid; it commits the fallacy of undistributed middle. b) Invalid; it commits the fallacy of illicit minor. c) Valid; the conclusion necessarily follows. d) Invalid; because one premise is particular, the conclusion cannot logically follow.

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