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TABLE IV. REASONING. 
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Reafoning in general is an operation of the mind deducing 
fome unknown Propofitions, from others that are known. 
Thefe previous Propofitions, which are called the Major 
and Minor of a Syllogifm, are, in a fimple act of Reafon- 
Ing, two in number, and mult be intuitive truths. 
Major : Every creature pcflejjed of reafon and liberty is ac- 
countable for bis atlians. 
Minor : Man is a treature fojjejjed of reafon and liberty. 
Reafoning, its object. To rank things under univerfal Ideas, 
called general and to, feparate tnefe intofpecies. 
Killing is the genus of which Murder and Man/daughter 
are fpecies. 
Reafoning, regarding powers and properties of things, and 
the relations of our general Ideas. The object of rea- 
foning is to difcover and afcribe to things their attri- 
butes and properties, by a fkilful application of inter-. 
mediate Ideas. To do this requires fome general know- 
ledge and particularly mathematical knowledge. 
Middle term Subject of the Major and 
Predicate of the Minor. 
SyOogifms, J 2. Middle term the Predicate of both. 
have 4 figures j 3. Middle term the Subject of both. 
4. Middle term Predicate of Major and Sub- 
ject of the Minor. 
Syllogifms hypothetical or conditional : the Major always 
confifts of Antecedent and Confequent, the firlt im* 
plying the latter. 
Modus ponens, admits the Antecedent in the Minor. 
Modus tollens: the Minor rejects the Consequent. 
Entbjmemes: when one of thePropofuions is not-cxprefled. 
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