Consider the following syllogism:

1. All of the students are tired.

2. Some tired people are irritable.

3. Some of the students are irritable.

4. It is likely that most people will judge this syllogism as

The given question is incomplete; options are missing.

The missing options are:

A. valid because this conclusion is believable.

B. valid because this is indeed a valid syllogism and the logic is apparent.

C. invalid because this syllogism does not involve a pragmatic reasoning schema.

D. invalid because of the influence of the atmosphere effect.

The correct answer is option A.

Explanation:

Syllogism is a rhetorical device used to draw a conclusion about certain arguments (premise). It is a form of logical reasoning.

A syllogism can be divided into three parts:

Minor premise Major Premise Conclusion

In the given case, the major premise is "some tired people are irritable" because it is stating a fact; "all of the students are tired" is a minor premise that is specifying a statement, and "some of the students are irritable" is a conclusion drawn from the major and minor premise.

This syllogism will be considered valid because the conclusion is believable.