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All Greeks are men. All Athenians are Greeks. ∴ All Athenians are men. What is the figure of the above…

The syllogism is in the first figure. Greeks is the middle term: it is the subject of the major premise and the predicate of the minor premise, giving M-P, S-M, therefore S-P.

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All Greeks are men.
All Athenians are Greeks.
∴ All Athenians are men.
What is the figure of the above syllogism ?

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The syllogism is in the first figure. Greeks is the middle term: it is the subject of the major premise and the predicate of the minor premise, giving M-P, S-M, therefore S-P.

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