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Title: Symbolic Logic

Author: Lewis Carroll

Release Date: May 5, 2009 [EBook #28696]

Language: English

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SYMBOLIC LOGIC

By Lewis Carroll
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A Syllogism worked out.

That story of yours, about your once meeting the sea-serpent, always
sets me off yawning;

I never yawn, unless when I'm listening to something totally devoid of
interest.

The Premisses, separately.

.---------------. .---------------.
|( ) | ( )| | | |
| .---|---. | | .---|---. |
| | (#) | | | | |( )| |
|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | |( )| |
| .---|---. | | .---|---. |
| | | | | |
.---------------. .---------------.

The Premisses, combined.

.---------------.
|( ) | ( )|
| .---|---. |
| |(#)|( )| |
|---|---|---|---|
| | |( )| |
| .---|---. |
| | |
.---------------.

The Conclusion.

.-------.
|(#)|( )|
|---|---|
| | |
.-------.

That story of yours, about your once meeting the sea-serpent, is totally
devoid of interest.

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SYMBOLIC LOGIC

_PART I_

ELEMENTARY

BY

LEWIS CARROLL

SECOND THOUSAND