A form of syllogism in scholastic logic. The name is from a medieval mnemonic poem, where its vowels reflect the syllogism's standard form of AOO-2.
All P are M. A - universal negative Some S are M. O - universal affirmative Therefore, some S are not P. O - particular negative
All P are M.
Barbara, Celarent, Darii, Ferio que prioris;Cesare, Camestres, Festino, Baroko secundae;Tertia, Darapti, Disamis, Datisi, Felapton,Bokardo, Ferison, habet; Quarta in super additBramantip, Camenes, Dimaris, Fesapo, Fresison
Ba*ro"ko (?), n. [A mnemonic word.] Logic
A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two are particular negative.
© Webster 1913.
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