Multiple Choice
If we were given a list of three terms used in a categorical syllogism, but we are given no information about where they appear in the syllogism, could we determine which is the major term, which is the minor term, and which is the middle term?
A) Yes, because the major term will always be the most abstract of the three.
B) Yes, because the middle term will always be the one that shares some commonality with the other two.
C) Yes, because the minor term will always be the term with the smallest number of referents.
D) No, because we need to know all three propositions of the syllogism in order to determine which term is which.
E) No, because any of the terms could serve any of those roles.
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