Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism, and determine whether it is valid.God, by definition, possesses all perfections. Existence, by definition, is a perfection. Therefore God, by definition, exists.

What will be an ideal response?


P = perfections; A = attributes or characteristics of God; E = the class of things identical to existence.
All P are A.
All E are P.
Therefore, all E are A.
Valid.

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