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Bearistotle's wisdom (infosec.pub)

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

All men are political by nature
Some bears are political
Therefore: some bear are men

All A are B
Some C are B
Therefore: Some C are A

Bearistotle isnt just wrong, he's failed the simplest of syllogisms; the kind that people dont need context to parse.

[–] RustyEarthfire@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is not the correct form of a syllogism. The second premise should be "Some C are A" leading to the conclusion "Some C are B". With the structure you provided, it is easy to produce invalid conclusions from true premises:

All planets are round
Some fruits are round
Therefore: Some fruits are planets

Whereas a correctly structured syllogism might be:

All coconuts are round
Some fruits are coconuts
Therefore: Some fruits are round

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not saying the syllogism is correct, I'm illustrating how Bearistotle is wrong.

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