Conjunctive Syllogisms with Conditional Propositions

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• What is new in conjunctive syllogisms with conditionals?
• How many figures does the source recognize for conditional conjunctive syllogisms?
• What follows from “If A then B; if B then C”?
• What is the middle in the book’s first-figure example?
• Which statement does not follow merely from human ⇒ animal ⇒ body?
• What does the book say about two universal premises?
• Which conditional conclusion does “Every square is a rectangle; every rectangle has four sides” support?
• Which feature is affirmed and denied in the source’s second-figure example?
• What is NOT established by “If student, human; if teacher, human”?
• What supports the negative conclusion in the source’s second-figure example?
• What is shared by the source’s third-figure conditional premises?
• Which expression qualifies the third-figure conclusion in the source?
• What does not follow from “All students are human; all students can read”?
• In A ⇒ B and A ⇒ C, where is the common part?
• Which figure lacks a separate original example on these pages?
• How many principal premise combinations does the commentary distinguish?
• What is NOT established by “The number is either even or odd”?
• What fundamentally separates a connected conditional from a disjunction?
• What does “da’iman” qualify in the source’s disjunctive conclusion?
• What is the second independent premise in the mixed example?
• What conclusion does the source draw from its categorical–connected combination?
• Why might it be invalid to discard the antecedent of the first conditional?
• How is a categorical–disjunctive combination treated in these pages?
• What is meant by “and the remaining combinations follow similarly”?
• What error may occur when “If A then B” becomes “If B then A”?
• Which test distinguishes a valid from an invalid inference?
• The source refers to all four figures for conjunctive conditional syllogisms.
• “If A then B; if B then C” entails “If C then A.”
• A true disjunctive proposition need not have every alternative true.
• A categorical result derived under a condition may always be asserted unconditionally.