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8 Rules of syllogism
(1) Only three terms may appear in the syllogism, each of which is used in the same sense throughout the argument. (2) Neither the major nor minor term may be a universal in the conclusion, if it was only a particular term in the premises. (3) The middle term may not appear in the conclusion. (4) The middle term must be distributed at least once in the premises, that is, used as a universal The general rules of quantity and quality are: (5) If both premises are affirmative, the conclusion must also be affirmative. (6) Both premises may not be negative; one at least must be affirmative. (7) If either premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative; if one of the premises is a particular proposition, the conclusion must be a particular proposition. (8) No conclusion can be drawn from two particular premises; one at least must be a universal proposition.
* The 'O' proposition, the particular negative (particularis negativa), Latin 'quoddam S non est P', usually translated as 'some S is not P'.