LessonsThe Fourth Figure: Productive Conditions, Moods and ProofsQuiz

أن النتيجة في القياس تتبع أدون المقدمتين في الكيف والكم
In a syllogism, the conclusion is said to follow the weaker premise in quality and quantity.

As a general working rule, a negative premise leads to a negative conclusion, while a particular premise often limits the result to a particular.

The note on printed page 80, however, discusses qualifications to such general formulations and recognizes cases yielding a universal conclusion. Hence the quantity of a conclusion should be proved from its exact mood, not decided only by a slogan.

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The Fourth Figure: Productive Conditions, Moods and Proofs

أن النتيجة في القياس تتبع أدون المقدمتين في الكيف والكم
In a syllogism, the conclusion is said to follow the weaker premise in quality and quantity.

As a general working rule, a negative premise leads to a negative conclusion, while a particular premise often limits the result to a particular.

The note on printed page 80, however, discusses qualifications to such general formulations and recognizes cases yielding a universal conclusion. Hence the quantity of a conclusion should be proved from its exact mood, not decided only by a slogan.