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[from 'Intermediate Logic' by David Bostock, in 4. Formal Logic / A. Syllogistic Logic / 2. Syllogistic Logic ]

Full Idea

Venn Diagrams are a traditional method to test validity of syllogisms. There are three interlocking circles, one for each predicate, thus dividing the universe into eight possible basic elementary quantifications. Is the conclusion in a compartment?

Gist of Idea

Venn Diagrams map three predicates into eight compartments, then look for the conclusion

Source

David Bostock (Intermediate Logic [1997], 3.8)

Book Reference

Bostock,David: 'Intermediate Logic' [OUP 1997], p.124