LessonsThe Fourth Figure: Productive Conditions, Moods and ProofsQuiz

Consider:
All teachers are human.
Some calligraphers are not teachers.

It does not follow that some humans are not calligraphers. All humans might be calligraphers, with the particular non-teacher calligraphers being other individuals.

As a countermodel, take every teacher to be human and every human to be a calligrapher, while some non-teachers are calligraphers as well. Both premises are true and the proposed conclusion false. The mere words “universal” and “negative” do not prove validity.

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A negative-particular trap

The Fourth Figure: Productive Conditions, Moods and Proofs

Consider:
All teachers are human.
Some calligraphers are not teachers.

It does not follow that some humans are not calligraphers. All humans might be calligraphers, with the particular non-teacher calligraphers being other individuals.

As a countermodel, take every teacher to be human and every human to be a calligrapher, while some non-teachers are calligraphers as well. Both premises are true and the proposed conclusion false. The mere words “universal” and “negative” do not prove validity.