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x'_{0} + my'_{1} > xy'_{1} [Fig. II.
Conclusion wrong: right one is "Some fierce creatures do not drink
coffee."
13. No misers are generous;
Some old men are ungenerous.
Some old men are misers.
Univ. "persons"; m = generous; x = misers; y = old men.
xm_{0} + ym'_{1}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Unlike Eliminands with an Entity-Premiss.]
14. No fossil can be crossed in love;
An oyster may be crossed in love.
Oysters are not fossils.
Univ. "things"; m = things that can be crossed in love; x = fossils;
y = oysters.
xm_{0} + y_{1}m'_{0} > y_{1}x_{0} [Fig. I (a).
Conclusion right.
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15. All uneducated people are shallow;
Students are all educated.
No students are shallow.
Univ. "people"; m = educated; x = shallow; y = students.
m'_{1}x'_{0} + y_{1}m'_{0} > xy'_{1} [Fig. III.
Conclusion wrong: right one is "Some shallow people are not students."
16. All young lambs jump;
No young animals are healthy, unless they jump.
All young lambs are healthy.
Univ. "young animals"; m = young animals that jump; x = lambs;
y = healthy.
x_{1}m'_{0} + m'y_{0}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Like Eliminands not asserted to exist.]
17. Ill-managed business is unprofitable;
Railways are never ill-managed.
All railways are profitable.
Univ. "business"; m = ill-managed; x = profitable; y = railways.
m_{1}x_{0} + y_{1}m_{0} > x'y'_{1} [Fig. III.
Conclusion wrong: right one is "Some business, other than railways, is
profitable."
18. No Professors are ignorant;
All ignorant people are vain.
No Professors are vain.
Univ. "people"; m = ignorant; x = Professors; y = vain.
xm_{0} + m_{1}y'_{0} > x'y_{1} [Fig. III.
Conclusion wrong: right one is "Some vain persons are not Professors."
19. A prudent man shuns hyaenas.
No banker is imprudent.
No banker fails to shun hyaenas.
Univ. "men"; m = prudent; x = shunning hyaenas; y = bankers.
m_{1}x'_{0} + ym'_{0} > x'y_{0} [Fig. I.
Conclusion right.
20. All wasps are unfriendly;
No puppies are unfriendly.
No puppies are wasps.
Univ. "creatures"; m = friendly; x = wasps; y = puppies.
x_{1}m_{0} + ym'_{0} > x_{1}y_{0} [Fig. I (a).
Conclusion incomplete: complete one is "Wasps are not puppies".
21. No Jews are honest;
Some Gentiles are rich.
So
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