Quasi-syllogism

In today's article we are going to talk about Quasi-syllogism. This topic is of great relevance today and deserves to be analyzed in detail. Quasi-syllogism is an aspect that impacts various areas of daily life, from health to technology, including culture and society in general. Throughout this article, we will explore different perspectives and facets related to Quasi-syllogism, with the aim of offering a complete and enriching vision of this broad and important topic.

Quasi-syllogism is a categorical syllogism where one of the premises is singular, and thus not a categorical statement.[1]

For example:

  1. All men are mortal
  2. Socrates is a man
  3. Socrates is mortal

In the above argument, while premise 1 is a categorical, premise 2 is a singular statement referring to one individual. While this is a valid logical form, it is not strictly a categorical syllogism.

Of course, it has been suggested that you can translate any singular statement into a categorical.

For example:

  1. Socrates is a man
  2. All members of a class of which the only member is Socrates are men

The above two premises may be considered identical, but the first is a singular and the second is a categorical.

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References

  1. ^ Hamby, Benjamin. "ISSA Proceedings 2010 – "Toulmin's Analytic Arguments" : Rozenberg Quarterly". Retrieved 2024-08-12.