LessonsConjunctive Syllogisms with Conditional PropositionsQuiz

كلما كان زيد إنسانا كان حيوانا، وكلما كان زيد إنسانا كان كاتبا
Whenever Zayd is human, he is an animal; and whenever Zayd is human, he is a writer.

Both conditionals share the same antecedent: Zayd being human. Two different consequences are associated with that condition.

The common component is not the consequent of one and antecedent of the other. It appears at the start of both, which distinguishes this arrangement from figure one.

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Figure three: a common antecedent

Conjunctive Syllogisms with Conditional Propositions

كلما كان زيد إنسانا كان حيوانا، وكلما كان زيد إنسانا كان كاتبا
Whenever Zayd is human, he is an animal; and whenever Zayd is human, he is a writer.

Both conditionals share the same antecedent: Zayd being human. Two different consequences are associated with that condition.

The common component is not the consequent of one and antecedent of the other. It appears at the start of both, which distinguishes this arrangement from figure one.