CHAPTER VI Categorical Syllogisms pp.

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Rule 6. From two universal premises no particular conclusion may
be drawn.
Existential fallacy The formal fallacy that is committed when, in a standardform categorical syllogism, a particular conclusion is inferred from two
universal premises.

Exposition of Fifteen Valid Forms of the Categorical Syllogism

The mood of a syllogism is its character as determined by the forms (A, E, I,
or O) of the three propositions it contains.
The figure of a syllogism is its logical shape, as determined by the position of
the middle term in its premises.
Four Possible Figures:
1. The middle term is the subject of the major premise and the predicate
of the minor premise.
2. The middle term is the predicate of both the major and minor
premises.
3. The middle term is the subject of both the major and minor premises.
4. The middle term is the predicate of the major premise and the subject
of the minor premise.
The mood and figure of a given syllogism, taken together, uniquely
determine the logical form of that syllogism. There are 256 possible forms of
the standard-form categorical syllogism. The vast majority of these forms are
not valid.