excellent.
On Dec 31, 2008, at 12:25 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Your position is "All stories are based on memory. All memories are
> fiction." 'All X are Y, and all Y are Z' entails that all X are Z.
> Ergo all stories
> are fiction.
Poooor syllogism. Your first premise does not share a term with your
second premise.
All X are based on Y.
All Y are Z.
-> ??? All X are based on Z?
Your conclusion ("all stories *are* fiction") does not express the
same idea signified by "all stories *are based on* memories."
etc.
Kate Sullivan
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