LessonsKinds of Argument: Syllogism, Premises, Conclusion and Three TermsQuiz

Textbook exercise:
Every human is rational.
Every rational being is a body.
Therefore every human is a body.
Human is the minor term; body the major term; rational the middle term. In traditional logic natiq denotes rational capacity, not merely audible speech.

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Source exercise 1: from rational to body

Kinds of Argument: Syllogism, Premises, Conclusion and Three Terms

Textbook exercise:
Every human is rational.
Every rational being is a body.
Therefore every human is a body.
Human is the minor term; body the major term; rational the middle term. In traditional logic natiq denotes rational capacity, not merely audible speech.