LessonsSophistical Syllogism: Illusory Premises, Deceptive Resemblances and FallaciesQuiz

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Every existent is something that can be pointed to.

This is the textbook example of an illusory premise. Mushār ilayh means an object that can be identified by a sensory pointing gesture. Many bodies around us can be indicated in this way, but this does not prove that being pointable is necessary for existence as such.

Within the classical framework, bodily properties cannot simply be imposed on what is non-bodily and non-sensible. Treating this proposition as self-evident corrupts the matter of the syllogism.

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Sophistical Syllogism: Illusory Premises, Deceptive Resemblances and Fallacies

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Every existent is something that can be pointed to.

This is the textbook example of an illusory premise. Mushār ilayh means an object that can be identified by a sensory pointing gesture. Many bodies around us can be indicated in this way, but this does not prove that being pointable is necessary for existence as such.

Within the classical framework, bodily properties cannot simply be imposed on what is non-bodily and non-sensible. Treating this proposition as self-evident corrupts the matter of the syllogism.