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 8, 2024.

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CHAP. VIII.
Of the foure Moods belonging to the se∣cond Figure.
GIue examples of the foure Moodes belonging to the second Figure.

The first Mood of the second Figure, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vniuersall Negatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding an vniuersall Negatiue, thus:

  • Ce- No stone is a sensible bodie,
  • sa- Euery man is a sensible bodie:
  • re. Ergo, No man is a stone.

The name of this Mood is Caesare.

The second Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vni∣uersall Affirmatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Mi∣nor, directly concluding an vniuersall Negatiue, as thus:

  • Ca- Euery man is a sensible bodie,
  • mes- But no stone is a sensible bodie:
  • tres. Ergo, No stone is a man.

The name of this Mood is Camestres.

The third Mood is when a Syllogisme is made of an vniuer∣sall Negatiue Maior, and of a particular Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding a particular Negatiue, as thus:

  • Fes- No stone is a sensible bodie,
  • ti- But some man is a sensible bodie
  • no. Ergo, Some man is not a stone.

The name of this Mood is Festino.

The fourth Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vni∣uersall

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Affirmatiue Maior, and of a particular Minor, directly concluding a particular Negatiue, as thus:

  • Ba- Euery man is a sensible bodie,
  • ro- But some stone is not a sensible bodie:
  • co. Ergo, Some stone is not a man.

The name of this Mood is Baroco.

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