Q 1: What is the form of the following deductive argument?

If a human being is created at the moment of conception, then abortion always kills a human being. If abortion always kills a human being, then it is never justified. If a human being is created at the moment of conception, then abortion is never justified.

Group of answer choices

Disjunctive Syllogism

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Tollens)

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Ponens)

Categorical Syllogism

Pure Hypothetical Syllogism

Argument from Definition

Q 2: What is the form of the following deductive argument?

It is wrong for society to kill a murderer. This follows for the reason that if a murderer is wrong in killing his victim, then society is also wrong in killing the murderer. And a murderer is wrong in killing his victim.

Group of answer choices

Categorical Syllogism

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Ponens)

Argument from Definition

Disjunctive Syllogism

Pure Hypothetical Syllogism

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Tollens)

Q 3:What is the form of the following deductive argument?

Since smoking is addictive, we can conclude that production of cigarettes should be more tightly restricted. This is because if smoking is addictive, then cigarette companies are trafficking in addictive substances; and if cigarette companies are trafficking in addictive substances, production of cigarettes should be more tightly restricted.

Group of answer choices

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Ponens)

Categorical Syllogism

Pure Hypothetical Syllogism

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Tollens)

Argument from Definition

Disjunctive Syllogism

Q 4 :What is the form of the following deductive argument?

Since the headquarters of the Department of Defense outside Washington, D.C., has the shape of a pentagon, it follows that it has just five sides.

Group of answer choices

Argument from Definition

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Tollens)

Pure Hypothetical Syllogism

Disjunctive Syllogism

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogism (Modus Ponens)

Categorical Syllogism