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  • RustyEarthfire@lemmy.worldtoHistory Memes@lemmy.worldBearistotle's wisdom
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    3 months ago

    That is not the correct form of a syllogism. The second premise should be “Some C are A” leading to the conclusion “Some C are B”. With the structure you provided, it is easy to produce invalid conclusions from true premises:

    • All planets are round
    • Some fruits are round
    • Therefore: Some fruits are planets

    Whereas a correctly structured syllogism might be:

    • All coconuts are round
    • Some fruits are coconuts
    • Therefore: Some fruits are round