Only in the categorical type of syllogism. Strictly speaking, perhaps I
should not have gone along with your "major and minor" form that you laid
out for me. In the type of syllogism that I have offered, it obviously does
not matter if the premises are called major and minor or simply premise one
and premise two. I was hoping we could avoid going down the road of
discussing types of syllogisms. Besides categorical type syllogisms like
the one you seem to be stuck on, some use the label of conditional
syllogisms, which use if / then statements, and disjunctive syllogisms,
which use either / or statements. Some logicians lump several types as
hypothetical syllogisms and contrast them with categorical syllogisms.
Give me your sources. Your "all animals have hair" "syllogism" is a rather silly illustration.
But give me your sources for the above. Perhaps I can learn something from these authors -- in fact I look forward to it. It is my memory that there is only one correct syllogism construct under the heading of deductive reasoning. Why no give me an example of the various syllogistic constructs, their names, and your sources for such information. This is a facinating subject to me. My only teaching in the subject was at it related to debate.
John
