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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GIue examples of the sixe Moodes belonging to the third Figure.

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

  • Da- Euery man is a substance,
  • rap- But euery man is a sensible bodie:
  • ti. Ergo, Some sensible bodie is a substance.

The name of this Mood is Darapti.

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

  • Fe- No Man is a stone,
  • lap- But euery man is a substance:
  • ton. Ergo, Some substance is not a stone.

The name of this Mood is Felapton.

The third Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of a particu∣lar Affirmatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding a particular Affirmatiue, as thus:

  • Di- Some man is a substance,
  • sa- But euery man is a sensible bodie:
  • mis. Ergo, Some sensible bodie is a substance.

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The name of this Mood is Disamis.

The fourth Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of an vni∣uersall Affirmatiue Maior, and of a particular Affirmatiue Mi∣nor, concluding a particular Affirmatiue, as thus:

  • Da- Euery man is a substance,
  • ti- But some man is a sensible bodie:
  • si. Ergo, Some sensible bodie is a substance.

The name of this Mood is Datisi.

The fift Mood, is when a Syllogisme is made of a particu∣lar Negatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding a particular Negatiue, as thus.

  • Bo- Some man is not a stone,
  • car- But euery man is a sensible bodie:
  • do. Ergo, Some sensible bodie is not a stone

The name of this Mood is Bocardo.

The sixt 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:

  • Fe- No man is a stone,
  • ri- But some man is a sensible bodie:
  • son. Ergo, Some sensible bodie is not a stone.

The name of this Mood is Ferison.

Thus you haue all the three Figures, together with their Moods, plainly set forth with examples.

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