1
The major premiss in this shape is vaguer than in the former.
2
Strategic planning of the attack in subsequent months followed from this premiss.
3
For the sovereignty of human reason this is a most dangerous premiss.
4
Therefore the major term must be undistributed in the major premiss.
5
If the major premiss were a particular negative, the conclusion would be negative.
6
Therefore it must be distributed in the major premiss, where it is subject.
7
Prove that wherever the minor premiss is negative, the major must be universal.
8
Is the suppressed premiss in any case disputable on material grounds?
9
But the major premiss, being 1, does not distribute either subject or predicate.
10
The major premiss may be either A, E, I or O.
11
But the first premiss is certainly the case; therefore so must the consequent be.
12
But the major term is subject in the major premiss.
13
If the major premiss were particular, there would be illicit process of the major.
14
Therefore the minor term is undistributed in the minor premiss, where it is predicate.
15
But the major premiss being particular, the major term could not be distributed there.
16
If this premiss be granted-andcertainly none will deny it-Mr.
