In the light of syllogistic argument which of the following is/are incorrect?…
2023
In the light of syllogistic argument which of the following is/are incorrect?
(A) The predicate term of the conclusion is the major term.
(B) The subject term of the conclusion is the minor term.
(C) The middle term must occur only once in the premise.
(D) The middle term must be distributed at least once in the conclusion.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A.
(B) Only
- B.
(B) and (D) Only
- C.
(C) Only
- D.
(C) and (D) Only
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Correct answer: D
In syllogistic logic, the predicate term of the conclusion is indeed the major term (A), and the subject term is the minor term (B). However, statement (C) is incorrect because the middle term must occur exactly twice in the premises (once in each), not once. Statement (D) is also incorrect because the middle term does not appear in the conclusion at all, so distribution rules for the conclusion do not apply to it. Thus, statements (C) and (D) are the incorrect assertions.