MOODS OF CATEGORICAL

SYLLOGISM

PREPARED BY:
Dimzon, Jessa L.
Largo, Cyd
MOOD
• The mood of a categorical syllogism is a series of three letters
corresponding to the type of proposition the major premise, the
minor premise, and the conclusion are (A, E, I, or O).
MOOD
• The mood of a standard form catgorical syllogism found by
reading off the types of statements in the argument, in order
(first the major premise, then the minor premise and finally the
conclusion. )
EXAMPLE:
• Some cats are not ugly animals. (O)
• Some cats are not fuzzy animals. (O)
• No fuzzy animals are ugly animals. (E)

• Thus the mood of this (standard form categorical) syllogism is

OOE.
MOOD OF A SYLLOGISM
• Mood is determined by the propositional types that make up the
syllogism.
• The first letter represents the type of major premise (for three A
claims: AAA )
• The second letter represents the type of the minor premise (for
three A claims: AAA )
• The third letter represents the type of the conclusion (for three
A claims: AAA )
MOOD cont’d
• No pens use lead. No M are P
• All quills are pen. All S are M
• No quills use lead. No S are P
EAE is the mood.
The classical name of this type of syllogism is Celarent, using the
name and its vowels as a memory device.
OTHER CLASSICAL NAMES FOR SYLLOGISMS:

• Barbara (AAA) Disamis (IAI)

• Celarent (EAE) Ferison (EIO)
• Darii (AII) Calemes (AEE)
• Cesare (EAE) Dimatis (IAI)
• Camestres (AEE) Fresison (EIO)
• Festino (EIO)
• Datisi (AII)
• Classical scholars would memorize the names of the syllogisms
so they could discuss and debate arguments by stating the terms
and referring to the syllogism names to provide the form of
their argument.
EXAMPLE cont’d
• Race car drivers (M) have quick reflexes (P)
• Doug (S) is a race car driver (M)
• Doug (S, the minor term) has quick reflexes
(P, the major term)
All M are P an A claim, major premise
All S are M an A claim, minor premise
All S are P an A claim, comclusion
AAA Mood