Answers to the Universal Propositions section

Affirmative Statement Answers

  1. Statement: All politicians are liars.
    Converse: All liars are politicians.
  2. Statement: All men are mortal.
    Converse: All mortal things are men.
  3. Statement: All good Web pages are written in html.
    Converse: All Web pages written in html are good.
  4. Statement: All good men come to the aid of their party.
    Converse: All men who come to the aid of their party are good.
  5. Statement: All men have what it takes to become a successful salesman.
    Converse: All people who have what it takes to become a successful salesman are men.

Negative Statement Answers

  1. Statement: No politician is intelligent.
    Converse: No intelligent men are politicians.
  2. Statement: No man is immortal.
    Converse: No immortal things are men.
  3. Statement: No good Web pages contain Java or browser-specific tags.
    Converse: No Web pages that contain Java or browser-specific tags are good.
  4. Statement: No good men will betray their principles.
    Converse: Nobody who betrays their principles is a good man.
  5. Statement: No men have what it takes to become a successful mother.
    Converse: Nobody who has what it takes to become a successful mother is a man.
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