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Order the steps: test a syllogism

Exercise and reference answers

Steps
  1. Write each premise in one of the forms A, E, I or O
  2. Identify the subject and predicate of each
  3. Note which terms are distributed by each premise
  4. Check whether the conclusion's terms are licensed by the premises
  5. If any term is distributed in the conclusion but not in a premise, reject it

Explanation

Name the forms, check what each distributes then see whether the conclusion is licensed. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.
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