Aristotle's method for testing the validity of categorical syllogisms
a. applied conversion, obversion and other transformations to reducesyllogisms to valid first-figure forms
b. chose as axioms a number of first-figure forms that were obviously valid. c. constructed counterexamples to show that invalid forms of syllogisms couldhave true premisses and false conclusions.
d. All of these choices.
d
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