Rule 7. Fallacy of two particulars.
Rule 8. Fallacy of particular conclusion.
(5) Aristotle’s dictum.
(6) Canons of the syllogism.
(7) Mathematical axioms.
9. SUMMARY.
(1) Inference is a term used to denote a process as well as a product. As a process reasoning and inference are in reality synonomous terms.
Inference is a thought process of deriving a judgment from one or two antecedent judgments.
Mediate inference is inference by means of a middle term. Mediate inference makes use of three terms, two of which are compared with a third term as a standard. This third term is called the middle term.
(2) The syllogism is the common mode of expression for mediate inference.