An example of a syllogism might be that all land animals are mammals
most land animals are mammals e.g.: a mammoth but some aren't
e.g., penguins are birds because they have feathers, lay eggs and are warm blodded
they spend half of their time in water and half on land
An example of a Barbara syllogism is: All humans are mortal (major premise), Socrates is a human (minor premise), therefore, Socrates is mortal (conclusion).
The type of syllogism can be identified by the types of premises that are used to create a conclusion. Logic and computer programming both depend on some of the oldest forms of syllogism.
The statement "All clowns are funny individuals" can be part of a syllogism, but it needs a second premise to form a valid syllogism. A syllogism typically consists of two premises leading to a conclusion. For example: "All clowns are funny individuals; John is a clown; therefore, John is a funny individual." However, the validity of the syllogism also depends on the truth of its premises.
Athenians are Greeks. Socrates is an Athenian. Therefore, Socrates is Greek
A syllogism is a pair of conclusions which lead directly to a third, such as; "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable"
A syllogistic statement.
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If all humans are mortal,and all Greeks are humans,then all Greeks are mortal.
that tree is dead, and it was windy last night, so the wind must have killed the tree.
that tree is dead, and it was windy last night, so the wind must have killed the tree.
The syllogism term for OAO-3 is "Particular Negative." In this type of syllogism, the major premise is a universal affirmative (A), the minor premise is a particular affirmative (I), and the conclusion is a particular negative (O). An example of this form would be: "All cats are animals" (A), "Some dogs are animals" (I), therefore "Some dogs are not cats" (O).