32. Give an example in which you yourself have used the method of
agreement in arriving at a conclusion in the last week.
33. Give an example, from one of your studies, of the use of the method
of agreement.
34. Give an example, which has recently come to your notice, of the use
of the method of difference.
36. Criticize the following syllogisms, giving your reasons for thinking
them sound or not:
a. All rich men should be charitable with their wealth; Charitable
men forgive their enemies; Therefore all rich men should forgive
their enemies.
b. Every man who plays baseball well has a good eye and quick
judgment; Every good tennis player has a good eye and a quick
judgment; Therefore every good tennis player is a good baseball
player.
c. Whenever you find a man who drinks hard you find, a man who is
unreliable; Our coachman does not drink hard; Therefore he is
reliable.
d. All the steamships which cross the ocean in the quickest time are
comfortable; This steamship is slow; Therefore she is not
comfortable.
e. All dogs who bark constantly are not bad-tempered; This dog does
not bark constantly; Therefore he is not bad-tempered.
f. All cold can be expelled by heat; John's illness is a cold;
Therefore it can be expelled by heat.
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