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Traditional Logic II
Martin Cothran
Instructor
Indirect Reduction of Syllogisms
Review of ReductionExplanation of Indirect ReductionIndirect Reduction of BAROCOThe Three Steps of Reduction
A Review of Contradictory StatementsIndirect Reduction of BOCARDO
The Three Steps for Reducing a BOCARDO Review of Chapter
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Reduction of Syllogisms
Review of ReductionExplanation of Indirect ReductionIndirect Reduction of BAROCOThe Three Steps of Reduction
A Review of Contradictory StatementsIndirect Reduction of BOCARDO
The Three Steps for Reducing a BOCARDO Review of Chapter
What is Reduction?
Reduction of a syllogism is the process of changing a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Figure syllogism into a
Review of ReductionExplanation of Indirect ReductionIndirect Reduction of BAROCOThe Three steps of Reduction
A Review of Contradictory StatementsIndirect Reduction of BOCARDO
The Three Steps for Reducing a BOCARDOReview of Chapter
S: Simple conversion of the proposition signified by the preceding vowel
P: Per accidens, or partial conversion of the proposition signified by the preceding vowel
M: Mutatio, or transposition of the premises; make the minor premise the major, and the major the minor
C: Reduction by contradiction. This is the indirect method of reduction through (rather than to) BARBARA. It is signified by a non-initial c and is applied only to BAROCO AND BOCARDO
Rules for Reduction
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S: Simple conversion of the proposition signified by the preceding vowel
P: Per accidens, or partial conversion of the proposition signified by the preceding vowel
M: Mutatio, or transposition of the premises; make the minor premise the major, and the major the minor
C: Reduction by contradiction. This is the indirect method of reduction through (rather than to) BARBARA. It is signified by a non-initial c and is applied only to BAROCO AND BOCARDO
In a valid syllogism, if the conclusion is false, then at least one of the
premises must be false
The PrincipleApplied
If the syllogism is valid, then when we deny the conclusion we should end up with a
denial of one of the premises.
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Reduction of Syllogisms
Review of ReductionExplanation of Indirect ReductionIndirect Reduction of BAROCOThe Three Steps of Reduction
A Review of Contradictory StatementsIndirect Reduction of BOCARDO
The Three Steps of ReductionReview of Chapter
The Three Steps for Reducinga BOCARDO
Retain the original minor premiseUse the contradiction of the original
conclusion as the new major premiseDerive the new conclusion, which, if
the original syllogism is valid, should be the contradiction of the original
major premise
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The Three Steps for Reducinga BOCARDO
Retain the original minor premiseUse the contradiction of the original
conclusion as the new major premiseDerive the new conclusion, which, if
the original syllogism is valid, should be the contradiction of the original
major premise
Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Some dogs are not collies All dogs are animals
Some animals are not collies
BOCARDO
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Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Some dogs are not collies All dogs are animals
Some animals are not collies
BOCARDO
Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Some dogs are not collies All dogs are animals
Some animals are not collies
BOCARDO
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Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Some dogs are not collies All dogs are animals
Some animals are not collies
BOCARDO
The Three Steps of Indirect Reduction
Retain the original minor premiseUse the contradiction of the original
conclusion as the new major premiseDerive the new conclusion, which, if
the original syllogism is valid, should be the contradiction of the original
major premise
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Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Some dogs are not collies All dogs are animals
Some animals are not collies
BOCARDO
What statement is the contradictory of this
statement?
Some animals are not collies
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We first change the quantity
Some animals are not collies
No animals are collies
FROM:
We first change the quantity
Some animals are not collies
No animals are colliesTO:
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We then change the quality
No animals are collies
All animals are collies
FROM:
We then change the quality
No animals are collies
All animals are colliesTO:
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Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Some dogs are not collies All dogs are animalsAll animals are collies
Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
All animals are colliesAll dogs are animalsAll animals are collies
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The Three Steps of Indirect Reduction
Retain the original minor premiseUse the contradiction of the original
conclusion as the new major premiseDerive the new conclusion, which, if
the original syllogism is valid, should be the contradiction of the original
major premise
Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
All animalsM are colliesP
All dogsS are animalsM
?
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Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
All animalsM are colliesP
All dogsS are animalsM
All dogsS are __________P
BARBARA
Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
All animalsM are colliesP
All dogsS are animalsM
All dogsS are colliesP
BARBARA
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The Three Steps of Indirect Reduction
Retain the original major premiseUse the contradiction of the original
conclusion as the new minor premiseDerive the new conclusion, which, if
the original syllogism is valid, should be the contradiction of the original
minor premise
Is the new conclusion contradictory to the original
minor premise?
All dogs are collies
Some dogs are not collies
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Is the new conclusion contradictory to the original
minor premise?
All dogs are collies
Some dogs are not collies
A:
O:
All dogs are collies
Some dogs are not collies
A:
O:
Is the new conclusion contradictory to the original
minor premise?
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The Three Steps of Indirect Reduction
Retain the original major premiseUse the contradiction of the original
conclusion as the new minor premiseDerive the new conclusion, which, if
the original syllogism is valid, should be the contradiction of the original
minor premise
Indirect Reduction of BOCARDO
All animals are colliesAll dogs are animalsAll dogs are collies
BARBARA
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Reduction of Syllogisms
Review of ReductionExplanation of Indirect ReductionIndirect Reduction of BAROCOThe Three Steps of Reduction
A Review of Contradictory StatementsIndirect Reduction of BOCARDO
Review of Chapter
Indirect ReductionIndirect Reduction (IR) shows the validity of syllogisms
by showing that it is impossible for it to be invalid.
IR of BAROCO involves keeping the original majorpremise and replacing the minor premise with the
contradiction of the conclusion, which should yield the contradiction of the original minor premise.
IR of BOCARDO involves keeping the original minorpremise and replacing the major premise with the
contradiction of the conclusion, which should yield the contradiction of the original major premise.
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Review of Exercises
How to create a syllogism
A review of Direct Reduction
Exercises 25-43
Creating your own syllogisms
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st.Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
Make sure it is the correct quantity and quality
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Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
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Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
No _________ is a ____________
Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
No _________ is a ____________
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Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
No _________ is ____________
Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
No _________ is ____________
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Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
No Sneetch is a Lorax
Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
No Sneetch is a Lorax
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
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Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
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Exercises 26
Creating your own CELARENT
Step #2: Provide Correct Quantifiers for Premises
No ________ is ____________All ________ is ____________
No Sneetch is a Lorax
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
No ________ is ____________All ________ is ____________
No Sneetch is a Lorax
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Step #3: Determine Location of Middle Terms
No ________M is ____________All ________ is ____________
No Sneetch is a Lorax
Step #3: Determine Location of Middle Terms
No ________M is ____________All ________ is ____________M
No Sneetch is a Lorax
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is ____________All ________ is ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is ____________All ________ is ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is ____________All ________ is ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is a LoraxP
All ________ is ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is a LoraxP
All ________ is ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
Step #4: Identify Major & Minor Terms
No ________M is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle term.
Rule #1 for Determining the Middle Term
If the quality of the conclusion is affirmative, then pick something the things signified by the major
and minor terms have in common.
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Rule #2 for Determining the Middle Term
If the quality of the conclusion is negative, then pick something the things signified by the major and
minor terms do NOT have in common.
Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
No ________M is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
No ________M is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
No ________M is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
No feathered thingM is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are ____________M
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
No feathered thingM is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are feathered thingsM
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
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Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
No feathered thingM is a LoraxP
All SneetchesS are feathered thingsM
No SneetchS is a LoraxP
Exercises 33
Creating your own DARAPTI
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st.Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Exercises 33
Creating your own DARAPTI
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Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
Some _________ are ____________
Step #1: Begin with a Conclusion
Some things are things that can sing
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Exercises 33
Creating your own DARAPTI
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Step #2: Provide Correct Quantifiers for Premises
All ________ is ____________All ________ is ____________
Some things are things that can sing
Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle term.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
All ________ is ____________All ________ is ____________
Some things are things that can sing
Step #3: Determine Location of Middle Term
All ________M is ____________All ________M is ____________
Some things are things that can sing
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Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle terms.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle terms.
Step #4: Identify Major and Minor Terms
All ________M is ____________All ________M is ____________
Some things are things that can singP
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Step #4: Identify Major and Minor Terms
All ________M is ____________All ________M is ____________
Some thingsS are things that can singP
Step #4: Identify Major and Minor Terms
All ________M is ____________All ________M is ____________
Some thingsS are things that can singP
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Step #4: Identify Major and Minor Terms
All ________M are things that can singP
All ________M is ____________Some thingsS are things that can singP
Step #4: Identify Major and Minor Terms
All ________M are things that can singP
All ________M are thingsS
Some thingsS are things that can singP
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Step #4: Identify Major and Minor Terms
All ________M are things that can singP
All ________M are thingsS
Some thingsS are things that can singP
Creating a Syllogism
Step #1: Construct your conclusion 1st. Step #2: Provide the correct quantifiers for the premises.Step #3: Determine the location of the middle term.Step #4: Identify major & minor terms.Step #5: Fill in the middle term.
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Rule #1 for Determining the Middle Term
If the quality of the conclusion is affirmative, then pick something the things signified by the major
and minor terms have in common.
Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
All YingsM are things that can singP
All YingsM are thingsS
Some thingsS are things that can singP
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Step #5: Fill in theMiddle Term
All YingsM are things that can singP
All YingsM are thingsS
Some thingsS are things that can singP
Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All dogs are mammalsAll mammals are animalsSome animals are dogs
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Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All dogs are mammalsAll mammals are animalsSome animals are dogs
Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All dogs are mammalsAll mammals are animalsSome animals are dogs
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Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All dogs are mammalsAll mammals are animalsSome animals are dogs
Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All mammals are animalsSome animals are dogs
All dogs are mammals
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Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All dogs are mammalsSome animals are dogs
All dogs are mammals
Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All dogs are mammalsSome animals are dogs
All dogs are mammals
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Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All mammals are animalsAll dogs are mammalsSome animals are dogs
Reducing a BRAMANTIP
All mammals are animalsAll dogs are mammalsSome animals are dogs