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... ( Conclusion ) All winged things can fly . All pigs have wings . All pigs can fly . But , for fairly obvious reasons ( how many ? ) , the inference is unsound and the conclusion false . On the other hand : ( Premise ) ( Premise ) All ...
... ( Conclusion ) All winged things can fly . All pigs have wings . All pigs can fly . But , for fairly obvious reasons ( how many ? ) , the inference is unsound and the conclusion false . On the other hand : ( Premise ) ( Premise ) All ...
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... conclusion de- pended , as always in such reasoning , on the degree expressed in the major premise . 4. The conclusion of a syllogism must not be identical with a prem- ise . This is the fallacy known as " begging the question . " Since ...
... conclusion de- pended , as always in such reasoning , on the degree expressed in the major premise . 4. The conclusion of a syllogism must not be identical with a prem- ise . This is the fallacy known as " begging the question . " Since ...
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... ( Conclusion ) 2. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 3. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 4. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 5. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 6 ...
... ( Conclusion ) 2. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 3. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 4. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 5. ( Major premise ) ( Minor premise ) ( Conclusion ) 6 ...
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