LessonsThe Second Figure: Conditions of Validity and Four Productive MoodsQuiz

لا شيء من ج ب، وكل أ ب
No C is B, and every A is B.

The minor is universal negative and the major universal affirmative. The conclusion is “No C is A.”

The minor keeps C outside B, whereas the major puts every A inside B. No C can therefore be A: otherwise it would both belong to B and be outside B, a contradiction.

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Mood 2: negative minor and affirmative major

The Second Figure: Conditions of Validity and Four Productive Moods

لا شيء من ج ب، وكل أ ب
No C is B, and every A is B.

The minor is universal negative and the major universal affirmative. The conclusion is “No C is A.”

The minor keeps C outside B, whereas the major puts every A inside B. No C can therefore be A: otherwise it would both belong to B and be outside B, a contradiction.