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1. Major term - predicate of the conclusion. It must occur in the conclusion and in one of the premises, generally the first called Major Premise.
2. Minor Term - subject of the conclusion. It must occur in the conclusion and is often introduced by the adversative conjunction "but".
3. Middle Term - occurs in each of the premises but not in the conclusion. *********************************** First proposition - Major premise Second proposition - Minor premise Third proposition - conclusion
Example: Every animal is mortal. But every dog is an animal Therefore, every dog is mortal.
HYPOTHETICAL SYLLOGISM
It is a syllogism that has a hypothetical proposition as ine of its premises. 3 kinds of hypothetical syllogism, corresponding to the 3 kinds of hypothetical propositions.
1. The Conditional (if......, then.....) 2. The Disjunctive (either...., or......) 3. The Conjunctive (not both.., and...)
The conditional - one whose major premise is a conditional proposition. Conditional proposition is a compound proposition, of which one member asserts something as true on condition that the other member is true.
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1. If A, then C; but A; therefore C. 2. If A, then C; but not C; therefore not A. 3. If it is raining, then the roof is wet; But the roof is not wet Therefore, it is not raining.
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Conjunctive syllogism - one whose major premise is a conjunctive proposition. Conjunctive proposition is one that denies the simultaneous possibility of two alternatives.
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