The Elements of Logic, Explained by Numerous Examples and Exercises: Adapted to the Capacity of Younger Students : and Designed for Academies and the Higher Classes of Common Schools |
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affirmative is opposed affirmed or denied agree animal antecedent argument Atheists birds Cæsar deserved death canons Christian conclusion conditional proposition conditional syllogism conform contains contrary opposition definition denotes difficult things discontented disease is contagious disjunctive proposition disjunctive syllogism distributes the subject eloquent orators enjoyment of property enslaved by appetite enthymeme evil EXERCISES IN SECTION expresses a thing faithful are dear fallacy of composition fallacy of division false father figure gism Give an example happy human invention invention is perfect islands are fertile laws Logic treats logical axiom logical fallacies logism major premise major term marks of design material fallacies men are mortal middle term minor term miserable moods mortal negative proposition overcome difficulties particular negative predicate is asserted QUESTIONS ON SECTION reasoning regular syllogism rule of opposition rule of syllogism sorites SUBCONTRARIES things are virtues tion tive proposition true tyrants deserve death undistributed universal negative universal proposition valid syllogism wicked
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Page 99 - Which of you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words : ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Page 97 - The mind is a thinking substance; A thinking substance is a spirit; A spirit has no composition of parts; That, which has no composition of parts, is indissoluble; That, which is indissoluble, is immortal; Therefore the mind is immortal.
Page 126 - Paul): therefore Abraham was not justified. 47. No evil should be allowed that good may come of it; all punishment is an evil: therefore no punishment should be allowed that good may come of it. 48. Repentance is a good thing: wicked men abound in repentance [Arist Eth.
Page 107 - If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently of Scripture in jest; and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest; but he does it either in jest or in earnest; therefore he is either not wise or not good
Page 148 - We are bound to set apart one day in seven for religious duties, if the fourth commandment is obligatory on us: but we are bound to set apart one day in seven for religious duties; and hence it appears that the fourth commandment is obligatory on us.
Page 156 - He who cannot possibly act otherwise than he does, has neither merit nor demerit in his action : a liberal and benevolent man cannot possibly act otherwise than he does in relieving the poor ; therefore such a man has neither merit nor demerit in his action.
Page 150 - A total eclipse of the sun would cause darkness at noon ; It is possible that the moon, at that time, may totally eclipse the sun ; 'Therefore, it is possible that the moon may cause darkness at noon. 558. Besides all these, there is a greater number of complex syllogisms which can hardly be reduced under any particular titles, because the forms of human language are so exceedingly various ; as, Example 1.