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A sample syllogism of each type follows. Barbara All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Socrates is mortal. Celarent No reptiles have fur. All snakes are reptiles. No snakes have fur. Darii All kittens are playful. Some pets are kittens. Some pets are playful. Ferio No homework is fun. Some reading is homework. Some reading is not fun. Cesare No healthy food is fattening. All cakes are fattening. No cakes are healthy. Camestres All horses have hooves. No humans have hooves. No humans are horses. Festino No lazy people pass exams. Some students pass exams. Some students are not lazy. Baroco All informative things are useful. Some websites are not useful.

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A sample syllogism of each type follows. 

Barbara 

All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Socrates is mortal. Celarent 

No reptiles have fur. All snakes are reptiles. No snakes have fur. Darii 

All kittens are playful. Some pets are kittens. Some pets are playful. Ferio 

No homework is fun. Some reading is homework. Some reading is not fun. Cesare 

No healthy food is fattening. All cakes are fattening. No cakes are healthy. Camestres 

All horses have hooves. No humans have hooves. No humans are horses. Festino 

No lazy people pass exams. Some students pass exams. Some students are not lazy. Baroco 

All informative things are useful. Some websites are not useful. Some websites are not informative. Darapti 

All fruit is nutritious. All fruit is tasty. Some tasty things are nutritious. Disamis 

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Some mugs are beautiful. All mugs are useful. Some useful things are beautiful. Datisi 

All the industrious boys in this school have red hair. Some of the industrious boys in this school are boarders. Some boarders in this school have red hair. Felapton 

No jug in this cupboard is new. All jugs in this cupboard are cracked. Some of the cracked items in this cupboard are not new. Bocardo 

Some cats have no tails. All cats are mammals. Some mammals have no tails. Ferison 

No tree is edible. Some trees are green. Some green things are not edible. Bramantip 

All apples in my garden are wholesome. All wholesome fruit is ripe. Some ripe fruit is in my garden. Camenes 

All coloured flowers are scented. No scented flowers are grown indoors. No flowers grown indoors are coloured. Dimaris 

Some small birds live on honey. All birds that live on honey are colourful. Some colourful birds are small. Fesapo 

No humans are perfect. All perfect creatures are mythical. Some mythical creatures are not human. Fresison 

No competent people are people who always make mistakes. Some people who always make mistakes are people who work here. Some people who work here are not competent people.