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In which I take issue with Isaac Watts

watts[1]In his excellent Logic: The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth, Isaac Watts identifies 14 forms of syllogism that he considers valid and useful:

Figure 1:  AAA, EAE, AII, EIO
Figure 2: EAE, AEE, EIO, AOO
Figure 3: AAI, EAO, IAI, AII, OAO, EIO

From the list that I consider valid, he omits these ten as either invalid or “useless” Continue reading In which I take issue with Isaac Watts