Formal Logic: Or, The Calculus of Inference, Necessary and Probable |
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abfolute affertion affirmative againſt alfo alſo anſwer argument becauſe cafe called caſe compariſon complex fyllogifm conclufion confequence confideration confidered confifts contained contrary courſe denial diftinction diftinguiſhed eafily elſe eſtabliſhed exift exiſtence expreffed faid falfe falſe fame fecond fenfe fhall fimple firft firſt fome fomething fpecies ftrengthened fubcontrary fubidentical fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe fyftem fyllo fymbol give Hamilton himſelf idea ignoratio elenchi impoffible inference inftances itſelf juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs logic meaning middle term mind mode moſt muft muſt neceffarily neceffary neceſſary negative object particular perfon poffible pofitive predicate premiſes preſent probability propofition quantity queſtion reaſon refult repreſent rule ſay ſcience ſee ſenſe ſeparate ſhall ſhould ſhow Sir William Hamilton ſome ſpeak ſpoken ſtate ſtatement ſtudy ſuch ſuppoſe ſyſtem teftimony themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion true univerfal uſe uſually word X is Y Xs are Ys
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