VARIETIES OF CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM The previous chapter focused on the simple categorical syllogism. The present chapter deals with other varieties of categorical syllogism which in some arguments will prove useful in arriving at a conclusion. These varieties include the enthymeme‚ the epichereme‚ the polysyllogism‚ the sorites and the dilemma. The Enthymeme The enthymeme is an abbreviated or shortened type of categorical syllogism in that one of its premises or its conclusion is left unexpressed
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In their efforts to argue readers to their respective positions‚ each of the authors use logical syllogisms to help readers understand their positions to a similarly extensive degree. In “Arguing for Basic Income”‚ Van Parijs uses syllogisms to explain how he reaches his conclusions. Though he does not directly state the fact that he presents syllogisms‚ the reader can observe many throughout the piece. One example occurs when he is addressing the issue of just income distribution. The major premise
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1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. BASIC CONCEPTS OF LOGIC What Is Logic? ................................................................................................... 2 Inferences And Arguments ................................................................................ 2 Deductive Logic Versus Inductive Logic .......................................................... 5 Statements Versus Propositions......................................................................... 6 Form
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The main credited "father of logic" is widely considered to be the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Interested in every area of human knowledge about the world‚ Aristotle aimed to unify all of them in a coherent system of thought by developing a common methodology that would serve equally well as the procedure for learning about any discipline.(Hurley 5) For Aristotle‚ then‚ logic is the instrument (the "organon") by means of which we come to know anything. He proposed as formal rules for correct
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In a front-page article found in The New York Times‚ Betsy DeVos makes several statements that could be summed up within a categorical syllogism. DeVos states‚ “Schools must continue to confront these horrific crimes and behaviors head on… the process must also be fair and impartial…” The categorical syllogism could go as follows; All horrific crime and behavioral related trials are fair and impartial processes. Some horrific crime and behavioral related trials are sexual assault trials. So‚ some
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addressing syllogisms‚ there are multiple variables that play a part in validity. For example‚ when specifically addressing if a syllogism is valid or not‚ if the premises are true‚ than the conclusion must be true. Accordingly‚ this means that when the major premise(including the predicate) and the minor premise(including the subject) are true‚ the conclusion(including both the subject and the premise) must in fact be true. Furthermore‚ out of the two hundred fifty six logically distinct syllogisms‚ only
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Assignment Introduction to Logic: PHI142 August 26‚ 2014 Weightage: 10 % All Questions carry equal( ve) Marks. 1. What is Logic ? Is it bene cial for you to think in a logically consistent 1 manner? [200 words] 2. What if when . . . the basic laws of logic such as below are not available to us? [200 words] (a) Law of Identity: A is A (b) Law of excluded middle: A or not A. (c) Law of Non contradiction: A and not A both doesn’t follow. 3. Why Symbols are important in the domain of
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University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |The radio‚ television‚ computer‚ and internet are development of mass media over the last | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |century with media convergence they had their own influence
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lesson video was a syllogism‚ which is a line of deductive reasoning that engages the reader’s intellectual and reasoning capacity. Three parts are used to create a syllogism. If Premise A is true and Premise B is true‚ then conclusion C must be true! Premise A is a statement based on direct observation and Premise B is based on scientific fact. Premise C is what can be inferred from both. To support my argument‚ I have to convince my audience that each premise of my syllogism is acceptable and that
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