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rohloff09
09-10-2009, 01:01 PM
What would be the proper logical form for this syllogism:

All bees sting
All stinging things should be avoided
Therefore, bees should be avoided

This is the second example in question 31 in Chapter 1 of Traditional Logic Book 2.

Please explain!

Martin Cothran
09-29-2009, 07:14 PM
This looks like an error in the book, since it is improperly formed. The major premise should come first, but it comes second here. It should read as follows:


All stinging things should be avoided
All bees sting
Therefore, bees should be avoided