...subject -of that premise, have the first-mentioned attribute ; and the conclusion is, that they have' (er that they have not) the second. Thus in our former...mortal,' the subject and predicate of the major premiss arc cönnotative terms, denoting objects and connoting attributes. The assertion in the major premiss...

...The minor premiss asserts that the thing or set of things which are the subject of that premiss, have the first-mentioned attribute ; and the conclusion...have not) the second. Thus in our former example, •ч . • • • . All men are mortal, Socrates ie a man, therefore Socrates is mortal, .' , the...

...first-mentioned attribute ; and the conclusion is, that they have (or that they have not) the second. Thus, All men are mortal ; Socrates is a man ; Therefore, Socrates...is mortal, the subject and predicate of the major premise are connotative terms, denoting objects and connoting attributes. The assertion in the major...

...The minor premise asserts that the thing or set of things which are the subject of that premise, have the first-mentioned attribute ; and the conclusion...they have (or that they have not) the second. Thus, All men are mortal ; Socrates is a man ; Therefore, Socrates is mortal, the subject and predicate of...

...The very construction of the syllogism, it is said, involves a pctitio vrincipii. "When I say, All men are mortal ; Socrates is a man ; therefore, Socrates is mortal ; the major premiss, it is said, affirms the very thing to be proved ; that Socrates is mortal is virtually...

...The minor premise asserts that the thing or set of things which are the subject of that premise, have the first-mentioned attribute ; and the conclusion...is mortal, the subject and predicate of the major premise are connotative terms, denoting objects and connoting attributes. The assertion in the major...

...necessary truth. A syllogism consists of a major and minor premise and a conclusion. The following is an example : All men are mortal : Socrates is a man ; Therefore, Socrates is mortal. It is affirmed that the reasoning process is the same in all cases. Whately says that " one of the...

...which are tho subject of that premise, have tho first-mentioned attribute; and the conclusion 1ь, that they have, or that they have not the second....former example, all men are mortal, Socrates is a man, títere/ore Socrates is mortal, the subject and predicate of the major premise are connotativc...

...performing the essential processes of reasoning. We have been saying in thousands of treatises on logic, All men are mortal : Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal. The elephant reasons : All boys are bun-giving animals ; that biped is a boy : therefore I will hold out...

...performing the essential processes of reasoning. We have been saying in thousands of treatises on logic, All men are mortal : Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal. The elephant reasons : All boys are bun-giving animals ; that biped is a boy : therefore I will hold out...