Logic Exercise 2

Exercise 2

Analyzing Categorical Syllogisms



		Some mathematicians are philosophers.
		Some philosophers are set-theorists.
		----------------------------------------
		Some set-theorists are mathematicians.

NOTE: The line divides the premises from the conclusion. Or one may distinguish the conclusion from the premises by using "thus" or "therefore."

USING the above standard form categorical syllogism, IDENTIFY the following syllogism parts by writing the appropriate termor proposition to the right.

	major premise:

	minor premise:

	conclusion:

	predicate term of the major premise:

	predicate term of the syllogism:

	middle term of the syllogism:

	subject term of the minor premise:

	subject term of the syllogism:

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