Reducing Syllogisms to the First Figure

Question 1

What are the two Methods of Reduction?

Answer 1

Direct and InDirect

Question 2

What do the Consonants Mean in the 19 Valid Syllogisms?

Answer 2

They represent the first letter of the First Figure syllogism they are reduced to.

Question 3

What are the Four Operations for Reduction?

Answer 3

S: Simple Conversion
P: Partial Conversion
M: Transposition
C: Contraposition

Question 4

What’s Conversion? (Review)

Answer 4

Switching the Subject and the Predicate

Question 5

What’s Partial Conversion? (Review)

Answer 5

Works only for a statements, it flips the subject and predicate and it changes All S is P to Some P is S.

Question 6

What’s Multi-Step Reduction?

Answer 6

For any Mood with the letters S, P, M, or C; you do the type of conversion those letters represent in the order they are in.