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    Antilogism is an indirect method of proving the validity of a syllogism by replacing the conclusion with its contradiction. It works by transforming the syllogism into Boolean equations according to specific rules, where there must be two equalities with common terms of opposite polarity and one inequality containing the terms crossing over the equalities. If this yields a contradiction, then the original conclusion before contradiction must have been valid.

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    Antilogism is an indirect method of proving the validity of a syllogism by replacing the conclusion with its contradiction. It works by transforming the syllogism into Boolean equations according to specific rules, where there must be two equalities with common terms of opposite polarity and one inequality containing the terms crossing over the equalities. If this yields a contradiction, then the original conclusion before contradiction must have been valid.

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    Antilogism

    Example:

    A: All M is P. M¬P = 0
    A: All S is M. S¬M = 0
    A: All S is P. S¬P = 0
    S¬P =/= 0
    Steps:

    1. Transform the syllogism into standard form categorical.


    2. Denote the syllogism into Boolean equations.
    3. Change the conclusion into its contradiction; if the conclusion is an equality,
    transform it into inequality or vice versa.
    Rules:

    1. Rule of Configuration: The syllogism should have 2 equalities and 1 inequality.


    2. Rule of Equalities: There should be common terms in equalities. One is negative and
    the other 1 is positive.
    3. Rule of Inequalities: The inequality must contain the two terms that cross over the
    equalities.

    Discussion

    Antilogism. Antilogism is an indirect proof of validity because the conclusion is replaced by


    its contradiction. Antilogism shows that the conclusion contradicts the premises and therefore
    the original conclusion was part of a valid argument.

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