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| | 3 types | Categorical, conditional and disjunctive. | | | 3 types | Categorical, conditional and disjunctive. | |
| | \\ Categorical | The traditional type is the categorical syllogism in which both premises and the conclusion are simple declarative statements that are constructed using only three simple terms between them, each term appearing twice. \\ Assumes all premises are true. | | | \\ Categorical | The traditional type is the categorical syllogism in which both premises and the conclusion are simple declarative statements that are constructed using only three simple terms between them, each term appearing twice. \\ Assumes all premises are true. | |
| | \\ Conditional | Implies an ''if'' in the premises. \\ E.g. ** You are injured. \\ I am qualified to assist with injuries. \\ I can heal you.** | | | \\ Conditional | Implies an "''if''" in the premises. \\ E.g. ** You are injured. \\ I am qualified to assist with injuries. \\ I can heal you.** | |
| | \\ Disjunctive | Uses an either/or premise. \\ If it is known that at least one of two statements is true, and that it is not the former that is true; we can infer that it has to be the latter that is true. | | | \\ Disjunctive | Uses an either/or premise. \\ If it is known that at least one of two statements is true, and that it is not the former that is true; we can infer that it has to be the latter that is true. | |
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