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Counting the parts

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    How many terms does a syllogism have?
    Choices
    1. two
    2. four
    3. three
    Correct choice
    three
  2. Question
    How many premises?
    Choices
    1. two
    2. one
    3. three
    Correct choice
    two
  3. Question
    How many conclusions?
    Choices
    1. two
    2. one
    3. three
    Correct choice
    one
  4. Question
    How often does each term appear?
    Choices
    1. once
    2. three times
    3. twice
    Correct choice
    twice

Explanation

The shape of every syllogism. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.
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