me rich people are dishonest.
Univ. "persons"; m = Jews; x = honest; y = rich.
mx_{0} + m'y_{1}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Unlike Eliminands with an Entity-Premiss.]
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22. No idlers win fame;
Some painters are not idle.
Some painters win fame.
Univ. "persons"; m = idlers; x = persons who win fame; y = painters.
mx_{0} + ym'_{1}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Unlike Eliminands with an Entity-Premiss.]
23. No monkeys are soldiers;
All monkeys are mischievous.
Some mischievous creatures are not soldiers.
Univ. "creatures"; m = monkeys; x = soldiers; y = mischievous.
mx_{0} + m_{1}y'_{0} > x'y_{1} [Fig. III.
Conclusion right.
24. All these bonbons are chocolate-creams;
All these bonbons are delicious.
Chocolate-creams are delicious.
Univ. "food"; m = these bonbons; x = chocolate-creams; y = delicious.
m_{1}x'_{0} + m_{1}y'_{0} > xy_{1} [Fig. III.
Conclusion wrong, being in excess of the right one, which is "Some
chocolate-creams are delicious."
25. No muffins are wholesome;
All buns are unwholesome.
Buns are not muffins.
Univ. "food"; m = wholesome; x = muffins; y = buns.
xm_{0} + y_{1}m_{0}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Like Eliminands not asserted to exist.]
26. Some unauthorised reports are false;
All authorised reports are trustworthy.
Some false reports are not trustworthy.
Univ. "reports"; m = authorised; x = true; y = trustworthy.
m'x'_{1} + m_{1}y'_{0}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Unlike Eliminands with an Entity-Premiss.]
27. Some pillows are soft;
No pokers are soft.
Some pokers are not pillows.
Univ. "things"; m = soft; x = pillows; y = pokers.
xm_{1} + ym_{0} > xy'_{1} [Fig. II.
Conclusion wrong: right one is "Some pillows are not pokers."
28. Improbable stories are not easily believed;
None of his stories are probable.
None of his stories are easily believed.
Univ. "stories"; m = probable; x = easily believed; y = his.
m'_{1}x_{0} + ym_{0} > xy_{0} [Fig. I.
Conclusion right.
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29. No thieves are honest;
Some dishonest people are found out.
Some thieves are found out.
Univ. "people"; m = honest; x = thieves; y = found out.
xm_{0} + m'y_{1}
No Conclusion. [Fallacy of Unlike Eliminands
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