 If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently of Scripture in jest; and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest; but he does it either in jest or in earnest; therefore he is either not wise or not good  A Manual of Logic - Page 169by Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1849 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Hinds (bp. of Norwich.) - Logic - 1827 - 196 pages
...is Y, E is F: but either C is not D, or E is not F; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...do so in earnest; but he does it, either in jest or earnest ; therefore he is either not wise or not good." Resolution Every dilemma may be reduced into... | |
 | Samuel Hinds (bp. of Norwich.) - Logic - 1827 - 190 pages
...is Y, E is F : but either C is not D, or E is not F; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...so in earnest ; but he does it, either in jest or earnest ; therefore he is either not wise or not good." Resolution Every dilemma may be reduced into... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1831 - 440 pages
...is Y, E is F : but either C is not D, or E is not F; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...so in earnest; but he does it, either in jest, or earnest; therefore he is either not wise or not good." i N Dilemma. Every Dilemma may be reduced into... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1832 - 386 pages
...is Y, E is F : but either C is not D, or E is not F ; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...do so in earnest; but he does it either in jest, or earnest ; therefore he is either not wise or not good." Resolution of Every Dilemma may be reduced... | |
 | S. E. Parker - Logic - 1837 - 344 pages
...disjunctively deny; and thence, in the conclusion, deny disjunctively the antecedents ; as, Major. If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest ; Minor. But he does it either in jest or in earnest ; therefore Conclus. This man is either not wise,... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1840 - 508 pages
...is Y, E is F : but either C is not D, or E is not F ; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...so in earnest ; but he does it, either in jest, or earnest ; therefore he is either not wise, or not good." Every Dilemma may be reduced into two or Resolution... | |
 | Charles Kittredge True - Logic - 1840 - 152 pages
...likely to prosper. 4. If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently of the scriptures in jest ; if he were good, he would not do so in earnest ; But...in earnest ; Therefore, he is either not wise, or he is not good. 5. If logic is useless it deserves to be neglected ; But logic is not useless ; Therefore,... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1843 - 372 pages
...is Y, E is F: but either C is not D, or E is not F ; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest ; hut he does it either in jest, or earnest; therefore he is either not wise or not good." Resolution... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1849 - 170 pages
...X is Y, E is F: but either C is not D, or E is not F : therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. "If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...earnest ; therefore he is either not wise or not good." Every Dilemma maybe reduced into two or more simple Conditional Syllogisms: eg "if .^Eschines joined,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1851 - 1502 pages
...is Y, E is F ; but either C is not D, or E is not F; therefore, either A is not B, or X is not Y. " In the first we have the simple constructive dilemma ; in the second, the complex constructive ; in... | |
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