The source’s central example can be laid out clearly:
Premise 1: Every human is an animal/living creature.
Premise 2: Every such living creature is a body.
Conclusion: Therefore every human is a body.
The first premise places humans among living creatures; the second places living creatures among bodies. The common term “living creature” connects the two steps.
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Kinds of Argument: Syllogism, Premises, Conclusion and Three Terms
The source’s central example can be laid out clearly:
Premise 1: Every human is an animal/living creature.
Premise 2: Every such living creature is a body.
Conclusion: Therefore every human is a body.
The first premise places humans among living creatures; the second places living creatures among bodies. The common term “living creature” connects the two steps.