Syllogism
Critical legal thinking begins with logic. The syllogism is a way to illustrate the logic. A syllogism has two premises, which, if true, lead to a true conclusion.
- Provide two original examples of a syllogism. Identify the premises and conclusions.
- For each syllogism, explain why it is a syllogism. Does the syllogism create a valid argument?
- Provide two original examples of a set of two premises and a conclusion that do not form a syllogism because the premises, if true, do not lead to a true conclusion. For each example explain why it is not a syllogism.
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Syllogism is today the most accepted form of reasoning and helps people to be able to ague out the truth in a logical manner (Thom, 2011). This is important as it makes sure that judgments are made through logical thinking…
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