Question

The argument that a) Killing innocent human beings is murder; b) A fetus is an innocent human being; c) Therefore abortion is murder is an example of:

A. induction

B. a syllogism

C. the slippery slope fallacy

Answer 1

In a situation a syllogism can consist of an argument of three categorical propositions(a conclusion and two premises) having three categorical terms, in this each of them is used mostly twice.

Conclusion of standard form of syllogism is that it will contain syllogism’s two out of three terms. The terms given below are Major Term, Minor Term and Middle Term.

Major Term: Know as the Predicate of conclusion

Minor Term: Know as the subject term of conclusion

Middle Term: It Doesnot occur in Conclusion

In this question the final conclusion states Killing = murder, So an abortion of fetus can considered as murder.

Correct Option: B. a syllogism

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