Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Which pair of terms best describes the syllogism?
AMediate and deductive ✓ Correct
BImmediate and deductive
CMediate and inductive
DImmediate and inductive
Correct answer: (A) Mediate and deductive — A syllogism is mediate and deductive, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A syllogism is mediate and deductive, so that is the answer.
★It is mediate because it reaches its conclusion through a middle term.
★It is deductive because the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises.
★It uses two premises, not one, so it is not immediate.
★Its support is conclusive, not merely probable, so it is not inductive.
★So the answer is mediate and deductive.
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