The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.

Which of these two kindes of reasoning, eyther an Induction or a Syllogisme is most familiar and easie to man?

Induction is more familiar to man then a Syllogisme, for the Syllogisme proceedeth from vniuersalities vnto particulari∣ties, which vniuersalities be more knowne to nature (that is to say) to the discourse of reason, and lesse knowne to our out∣ward sences. But Induction proceedeth from particularities vnto vniuersalities, which particularities are more knowne vn∣to vs, (that is to say) to our outward sences, and lesse knowne to Nature. Againe, by Induction wee are able to proue the principles of Demonstration, which are not otherwise to bee proued, as this principle: Euery whole is more then his part, may be proued by Induction in this sort: This whole is more then his part, and that whole is more then his part, neyther is there to be found any whole, but that is more then his part:

Ergo, Euery whole is more then his part. Also this principle, Euery sensible bodie endued with reason is apt to learne, may be proued thus: This man is apt to learne; and that man is apt to learne, and so of the rest: Ergo, Euery sensible body endued with reason is apt to learne.