Who laid the foundation of syllogism?

To Aristotle, a deduction was a reasonable argument in which “when certain things are laid down, something else follows out of necessity in virtue of their being so.” His theory of deduction is the basis of what philosophers now call a syllogism, a logical argument where the conclusion is inferred from two or more other premises of a certain form.

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Stephen Farrelly

Please STOP you self proclaimed , self pontificating , professorial comments ITS ONLY A QUIZ

George Oliver Prince

To me, Aristotle is one of the great minds in history

Sandra Caulfield

I enjoy hearing everyone's opinion, even ones I do not agree with, without the name-calling.

ninakamwene

Missed it. I thought it was Descartes with the Cogito. I like black and white Penguins but not same color TVs.. I enjoy learning on Quiz trivias. Thank you.

Lynne Zeman

And I agree with the others. Play nice kids. This "fun" quiz site's players are nothing to get riled up about. The slams you dole out only brings you to their lower levels. I think you are better than that.

Alex Renton

I agree with Stephen Farrelly, it's only a quiz and a bit of light hearted fun

Bill Coe

Dusty Koellhoffer, Sorry, Dusty but you are an arrogant a**hole.

William Laughlin

Bill Coe, Dusty Koellhoffer has drunk the Kool-Aid. Did you notice the lack of scientific credentials in his articles, the lack of footnotes, and the fact that all his information comes from one slanted source? He speaks in broad, sweeping generalizations and offers no concrete corroboration. He votes against his own best interests. He is more than an a**hole; he is an ignorant fool experiencing cognitive dissonance in the face of facts.

rosemarymee

PlayerAlicia, hmnn.....🙂

Chris Brown

I have read some of Aristotle's writings, but haven't come across this term.

PlayerAlicia

PlayerAlicia, i got it right though by the process of elimination

PlayerAlicia

I don't know anything about Aristotle Socrates Plato and or any of the so called, great philosophers. I figured who were they to impose their theory and rhetoric upon the world and the world run with it. I am a great thinker and I have my own philosophy. I could not accept it nor comprehend it, so I left it alone comply. I can think for myself!