Minor: All horses are animals.
Major: All horses are living beings.
Conclusion: Some animals are living beings.
Middle: horse, subject of both premises.
Minor term: animal, predicate of the minor and subject of the conclusion.
Major term: living being, predicate of the major and conclusion.
“All animals are living beings” may be independently true, but it is not established as a universal conclusion by this syllogistic form. This form proves the claim about some animals.
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The Third Figure: Conditions and Six Productive Moods
Minor: All horses are animals.
Major: All horses are living beings.
Conclusion: Some animals are living beings.
Middle: horse, subject of both premises.
Minor term: animal, predicate of the minor and subject of the conclusion.
Major term: living being, predicate of the major and conclusion.
“All animals are living beings” may be independently true, but it is not established as a universal conclusion by this syllogistic form. This form proves the claim about some animals.