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.

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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.
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Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.
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London :: Printed by William Stansby, and are to be sold by Matthew Lownes,
1617.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16218.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2024.

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Examples of the fiue vnperfect Moods of the first Figure.
Glue examples of the fiue Moods of the first Fi∣gure directly concluding.

The first Imperfect Moode of the first Fi∣gure indirectly concluding, is when the Ma∣ior and Minor, being both vniuersall Affirma∣tiues, doe conclude indirectly a particular Af∣firmatiue, as thus:

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    • Ba- Euery sensible body is a substance,
    • ra- Euery man is a sensible body:
    • lip. Ergo, Some substance is a man.

    The name of this Mood is Baralipton, whereof the last syl∣lable, ton, is only to fill vp the verse, as hath beene said before.

    The second Imperfect Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vniuersall Negatiue Maior, and an vniuersall Affirmatiue Minor, indirectly concluding an vniuersall Negatiue, as thus:

    • Ce- No sensible body is a tree,
    • lan- Euery man is a sensible bodie:
    • tis. Ergo, No tree is a man.

    The name of this Mood is Celantis.

    The third Imperfect Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Maior, and of a particular Affirma∣tiue Minor, indirectly concluding a particular Affirmatiue, as thus:

    • Da- Euery sensible bodie is a substance,
    • bi- Some man is a sensible bodie:
    • tis. Ergo, Some substance is a man▪

    The name of this Mood is Dabitis.

    The fourth Imperfect Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Ne∣gatiue Minor, indirectly concluding a particular Negatiue, as thus:

    • Fa- Euery sensible bodie is a substance,
    • pes- No tree is a sensible bodie:
    • mo. Ergo, Some substance is not a tree.

    The name of this Mood is Fapesmo.

    The fift Imperfect Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of a particular Affirmatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Negatiue Minor, indirectly concluding a particular Negatiue, as thus:

    • Fri- Some sensible bodie is a substance,
    • se- But no tree is a sensible bodie:
    • so. Ergo, Some substance is not a tree.

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    The name of this Mood is Frisesomorum, whereof the two last syllables (as hath beene said before) are only put to make vp the verse.

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