Tap every requirement of a valid syllogism
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Items
- Text
- Exactly three terms
- Matches the category
- Yes
- Text
- The middle term distributed at least once
- Matches the category
- Yes
- Text
- No term distributed in the conclusion alone
- Matches the category
- Yes
- Text
- Both premises negative
- Matches the category
- No
- Text
- Both premises particular
- Matches the category
- No
- Category
- Required for a valid syllogism
Explanation
The structural rules, mixed with plausible non-rules. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.