 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
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1873 - 814 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...earnest ; therefore he is either not wise or not good." In the first we have the simple constructive dilemma ; in the second, the complex constructive ; in... | |
 | Palaestra Oxoniensis - 1875 - 134 pages
...: if E is F, G is H ; But either C is not D, or G is not H. .'. either A is not B, or E is not F. ' If this man were wise he would not speak irreverently of Scripture in jest ; if he were good, he would not do so in earnest ; but he does so, either in jest, or earnest ; therefore... | |
 | Alfred Swinbourne - Logic - 1875 - 206 pages
...Destructive Dilemma is of this form : — If a man were wise, he would not jest at Scripture in fun ; and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest ; He must do it either in fun, or in earnest ; Therefore he must be either not wise or not good. These... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - Logic - 1876 - 164 pages
...way as the simple hypothetical ; but more care is necessary in verifying the disjunction. EXAMPLE. If this man were wise he would not speak irreverently...Scripture in jest ; and if he were good he would not do this in earnest ; but he does it either in jest or in earnest; therefore he is either not wise or not... | |
 | William Stanley Jevons - Logic - 1876 - 366 pages
...H; But either C is not D, or G is not H; Therefore either A is not B, or E is not F. For instance, " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently of Scripture in jest; and if he were good, h° would not do so in earnest; but he does it either in jest or earnest; therefore he is either not... | |
 | William Stanley Jevons - Logic - 1879 - 364 pages
...But either C is not D, or G is not H ; Therefore either A is not B, or E is not F. For instance, " 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 *." Dilemmatic arguments are however more often... | |
 | Noah Knowles Davis - Logic - 1880 - 474 pages
...or as a practical guide in reasoning, it ought to bo studied. But it is both. Hence — what ? 46. If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently...earnest; But he does it either in jest or in earnest ; .•. Either he is not wise, or he is not good. 47. If the books in the Alexandrine Library be in... | |
 | Noah Knowles Davis - Logic - 1880 - 344 pages
...it is both. Hence — what ? 46. If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently of Seripture in jest ; and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest; But he docs it either in jest or in earnest ; .'. Either he is not wise, or he is not good. 47. If the books... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1880 - 886 pages
...dilemma of the kind called destructive, will perhaps convey a clearer notion than any definition. " If this man were wise, he would not speak irreverently of Scripture iu jest; and if he were good, he would not do so in earnest ; but he does it, either in jest or earnest... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1881 - 798 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...he does it either in jest or in earnest ; therefore ho is either not wise or not good." In the first we have the simple constructive dilemma ; in the second,... | |
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