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Allison N. Cortes Rojas
02/02/2021
Chapter 5 Guided Readings
Section 5.1: Standard Form, Mood, and Figure
A SYLLOGISM is a deductive argument consisting of two premises and one conclusion.
A CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM as a syllogism consisting of three categorical PROPOSITIONS and
containing a total of three different TERMS , each of which appears twice in distinct PROPOSITIONS .
The MAJOR TERM is the predicate of the conclusion, and the MINOR TERM is the subject of the
conclusion. The MIDDLE TERM which provides the middle group between the two PREMISES , is the one
that occurs once in each premise and does not occur in the CONCLUSION .
The MAJOR PREMISE is the one that contains the major term, and the MINOR PREMISE is the one that
contains the minor term.
A STANDARD-FORM CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM is one that meets the following four conclusions.
1. All three statements are standard-form categorical propositions.
2. The two occurrences of each term are IDENTICAL.