Chapter 8
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We conclude our consideration of compound syllogisms by looking at conjunctive syllogisms, in many ways the mirror image of disjunctive syllogisms.
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Either you understand disjunctive syllogisms, or you don’t. If you don’t then this lecture is for you.
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In this lecture, we learn about the first of our three compound syllogisms–also known sometimes as a “hypothetical” syllogism. The conditional syllogism comes in two varieties, “mixed” and “pure,” and we’ll learn about four different moods for each.
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With this lecture, we begin to learn about compound syllogisms, which allow us much greater flexibility in the ways we analyze the world logically.