FIGURE III.
§ 613. Proof of Rule 1.—The minor premiss must be affirmative.
B—A B—C C—A
The proof of this rule is the same as in the first figure, the two figures being alike so far as the major term is concerned.
§ 614. Proof of Rule 2.—The conclusion must be particular.
The minor premiss being affirmative, the minor term, which is its predicate, will be undistributed there. Hence it must be undistributed in the conclusion (by Rule 4). Therefore the conclusion must be particular.