The men who pass this examination must have either talent or industry.
.'. Granting that they are industrious, they may be without talent.
CHAPTER XXVI.
Of the Mixed Form of Complex Syllogism.
§ 778. Under this head are included all syllogisms in which a conjunctive is combined with a disjunctive premiss. The best known form is
The Dilemma.
§ 779. The Dilemma may be defined as—
A complex syllogism, having for its major premiss a conjunctive proposition with more than one antecedent, or more than one consequent, or both, which (antecedent or consequent) the minor premiss disjunctively affirms or denies.
§ 780. It will facilitate the comprehension of the dilemma, if the following three points are borne in mind—
(1) that the dilemma conforms to the canon of the partly conjunctive syllogism, and therefore a valid conclusion can be obtained only by affirming the antecedent or denying the consequent;
(2) that the minor premiss must be disjunctive;