 Sorites, in which the predicate of the first proposition is made the subject of the next, and so on to any length, till finally the predicate of the last of the premises is predicated in the conclusion of the subject of the first ; as, " The Indians are...  Elements of Logic - Page 114by Richard Whately - 1831 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Hinds (bp. of Norwich.) - Logic - 1827 - 196 pages
...be filled up hypotheticallyh. 2d. When you have a string of syllogisms, in which the conclusion of each is made the premiss of the next, till you arrive...may sometimes state these briefly, in a form called sor- Sorites. ites ; in which the predicate of the first propoh It is to be observed, that the enthymeme... | |
 | Samuel Hinds (bp. of Norwich.) - Logic - 1827 - 190 pages
...be filled up hypotheticallyh. 2d. When you have a string of syllogisms, in which the conclusion of each is made the premiss of the next, till you arrive...may sometimes state these briefly, in a form called sor- Sorites. ties ; in which the predicate of the first propo11 It is to be observed, that the enthymeme... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1832 - 386 pages
...be true. 2d. When you have a string of Syllogisms, in the first figure, in which the Conclusion of each is made the Premiss of the next, till you arrive...the first proposition. is made the subject of the orlt<". next ; and so on, to any length, till finally the Predicate of the last of the Premises is... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...Montreal. It is sixty-nine miles long. SORITES, in logic ; a string of syllogisms in an abridged form, in which the predicate of the first proposition is...predicate of the last of the premises is predicated of the subject of the first. A sorites (from capot, a heap) has as many middle terms as there are intermediate... | |
 | Charles Wesley - Logic - 1832 - 164 pages
...Enthymeme. f From aiapo£, a pile ; because the propositions are piled, as it were, one on another. subject of the next, and so on, to any length, till...predicated, in the conclusion, of the subject of the first. A is B; Religion improves the morals; B is C; What improves the morals is beneficial to the community;... | |
 | Robert Blakey - Logic - 1834 - 200 pages
...syllogism is technically called a sorites ; which means a number of propositions piled up one upon another, in which the predicate of the first proposition is made the subject of the second, and so on, till in the conclusion the predicate is attributed to the first subject : thus,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 624 pages
...SORITES, in logic : a string of syllogisms in an abridged form, in which the predi cate of the fn-st proposition is made the subject of the next, and so...predicate of the last of the premises is predicated of the subject of the first. A sorites (from rup«s, a heap) has as many middle terms as there are... | |
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