Translate each of the following into a standard-form claim. Make sure that each answer follows the exact form of an A-, E-, I- or O-claim and that each term you use is a noun or noun phrase that refers to a class of things. Put brackets around the terms (but not around the "All," "No," or "Some" and not around the "are" or "are not"). Remember that you're trying to produce a claim that's equivalent to the one given; it doesn't matter whether the claim is true.
A: All ___________ are ___________.
E: No ___________ are ___________.
I: Some __________ are ___________.
O: Some _________ are not _________.
1. Every war is tragic.
2. Not every tragic war is unjust.
3. Only people of conscience can make a distinction between a
just and an unjust war.
4. Just wars are the only wars our government should be
initiating.
5. Just wars are not the only wars that the U.S. has been
involved in during the past century.
6. None of the regional "conflicts" in the 20th century were
clearly just.
7. Wanting an end to the need for war altogether is
understandable.
8. Anything that qualifies as an unjust war qualifies as mistake.
9. There are ethical questions wherever there are wars.
10.Whenever new military technologies arise, ethical questions arise.
Answers:
1. All [wars] are [tragic things].
2. Some [tragic wars] are not [unjust things].
3. All [people who can make a distinction between a just and an unjust war] are [people of conscience].
4. All [wars are government should be initiating] are [just wars].
5. Some [wars that the U.S. has been involved in during the past century]are not [just wars].
6. No [regional conflicts in the 20th century] are [clearly just conflicts].
7. All [wantings of an end to the need for war] are [understandable things].
8. All [unjust wars] are [mistakes].
9. All [places where there are wars] are [places where there are ethical questions].
10. All [times that new military technologies arise] are [times that ethical questions arise].