Logical Reasoning
6.23
Concept Box
A Snapshot–Golden Rules of Syllogism
To sum up all the discussion, some golden rules have
emerged to solve the syllogism problems. These are
in continuity with the earlier discussion.
1.
Every deduction should contain exactly three
terms.
2.
The middle term (present in both the premises)
must be distributed at least once.
3.
If one of the premises is negative, then the con-
clusion must be negative (will have the words
‘no’ or ‘not’).
4.
If one of the premises is particular, then the con-
clusion must be particular (will have the words
‘some’, ‘few’, ‘many’, etc.).
5.
If both the premises ...
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