Given a syllogism “All men are rational being. Anton is a man. Therefore, Anton is a rational being”. Which of the following is the minor premise? A. All men are rational being. B. Anton is a man. C. Anton is a rational being D. Cannot be determined

Given a syllogism “All men are rational being. Anton is a man. Therefore, Anton is a rational being”. Which of the following is the minor premise? A. All men are rational being. B. Anton is a man. C. Anton is a rational being D. Cannot be determined

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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Given a syllogism “All men are rational being. Anton is a man. Therefore, Anton is a rational being”. Which of the following is the minor premise?

A. All men are rational being.

B. Anton is a man.

C. Anton is a rational being

D. Cannot be determined

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