Note 1 — THE CIRCLE OF THE SCIENCES.

“Syllogism.” Every argument, to be valid, must be placed in regular logical form, which consists of three propositions, two called the premises, and the third the conclusion. The conclusion follows from the premises, so that if the former are true, the conclusion must be. For example: Major premise—It was not lawful to scourge a Roman citizen; minor premise—Paul was a Roman citizen; conclusion—Therefore, it was not lawful to scourge Paul.