Talk:Practical syllogism

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Very big mistakes throughout this brief article. First, it is said that a syllogism is an argument consisting of three sentences. This is false. A syllogism is an argument consisting of three propositions. This is an important difference. It is also said that the conclusion of a practical syllogism is an action, but the example given is one in which the conclusion is not an action. Peter is a mortal is not an action, but is merely a third proposition. A better example would be something like the following:

1) Food cures hunger. 2) I am hungry. Therefore 3) eating

It is important to remember that what I mean by eating here is not a proposition like I will eat or a sentence like "I will eat," but is the action of eating. Properly speaking, practical syllogisms are not syllogisms since, as we've said, syllogisms consist of three propositions. We call them syllogisms by analogy, since they are of the same form as proper syllogisms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.61.133.85 (talk) 21:24, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]