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 1     II,  5 |       them, they can then draw no conclusion.~Moreover, any one who has
 2    III,  6 |         cases the premiss and the conclusion are equally likely to be
 3    VII,  5 |          It is easier to draw one conclusion than many. Now in demolishing
 4   VIII,  1 |       argument, or to conceal the conclusion, or to render the argument
 5   VIII,  1 |           are used to conceal the conclusion serve a controversial purpose
 6   VIII,  1 |        This is because the coming conclusion is less easily discerned
 7   VIII,  1 |       argument and has stated the conclusion, people still ask "Well,
 8   VIII,  1 |         one states only the final conclusion, it is unclear how it comes
 9   VIII,  1 |      final syllogism, showing the conclusion, is likely to be kept least
10   VIII,  1 |         those that conduce to one conclusion and those that conduce to
11   VIII,  1 |         are set side by side, the conclusion that will result from them
12   VIII,  1 |           comes first, unless the conclusion that will result actually
13   VIII,  1 |  clap-trap to the effect that the conclusion does not follow from their
14   VIII,  1 |           say them, so far as the conclusion goes.~For clearness, examples
15   VIII,  2 |    possible to reason to the same conclusion either through or without
16   VIII,  2 |           reason to an impossible conclusion, unless its falsehood is
17   VIII,  2 |       they admit it for true.~The conclusion should not be put in the
18   VIII,  3 |          those steps, between the conclusion and the principle, whereby
19   VIII,  3 |           about it than about the conclusion; whereas in a dialectical
20   VIII,  5 |           generally rejected, the conclusion aimed at by the questioner
21   VIII,  5 |       generally rejected: for the conclusion which the questioner tries
22   VIII,  5 |        rejected nor accepted, the conclusion will be of the same type
23   VIII,  5 |         demonstrates his proposed conclusion from premisses that are
24   VIII,  5 |   generally than the questioner’s conclusion. For if the statement laid
25   VIII,  5 |           generally rejected, the conclusion aimed at by the questioner
26   VIII,  5 |        accepted than his proposed conclusion, if the less familiar is
27   VIII,  5 |        qualification, clearly the conclusion sought by the questioner
28   VIII,  5 |       generally rejected than the conclusion sought by the questioner.
29   VIII,  5 |    accepted than the questioner’s conclusion; for in that case the result
30   VIII,  6 |         that if it be granted the conclusion sought follows, should yet
31   VIII,  6 |       generally accepted than the conclusion are granted him. Those who
32   VIII,  6 |       generally rejected than the conclusion clearly do not reason correctly:
33   VIII,  10|  arguments that reason to a false conclusion the right solution is to
34   VIII,  10|         working his argument to a conclusion. It can be done either by
35   VIII,  10|         additional be granted the conclusion comes about. If, then, the
36   VIII,  11|        geometrically, whether his conclusion be false or true: what kind
37   VIII,  11|         when neither the proposed conclusion nor indeed any conclusion
38   VIII,  11|         conclusion nor indeed any conclusion at all is drawn from the
39   VIII,  11|        the premisses on which the conclusion rests are false or generally
40   VIII,  11|           generally held than the conclusion.~(4) Again, supposing certain
41   VIII,  11|        and less credible than the conclusion, or if, though true, they
42   VIII,  11|          relation to the proposed conclusion and when taken by itself.
43   VIII,  11|          relation to the proposed conclusion, or again, vice versa, being
44   VIII,  11|          relation to the proposed conclusion, whenever there are many
45   VIII,  11|          even though brought to a conclusion, may sometimes be worse
46   VIII,  11|       former are silly, while its conclusion is not so; whereas the latter,
47   VIII,  11|          which bring about a true conclusion by means of false premisses,
48   VIII,  11|           find fault: for a false conclusion must of necessity always
49   VIII,  11|         false premiss, but a true conclusion may sometimes be drawn even
50   VIII,  11|           bearing whatever on the conclusion, then no inference as to
51   VIII,  11|         may very well be that the conclusion shown is something held
52   VIII,  11|        they will be alike for the conclusion also: if, on the other hand,
53   VIII,  11|        the one preponderates, the conclusion too will follow suit.~It
54   VIII,  12|          if it be so brought to a conclusion as to make no further questions
55   VIII,  12|    secured are such as compel the conclusion, and the argument is concluded
56   VIII,  12|        appears to be brought to a conclusion, and is not really so-what
57   VIII,  12|             2) when it comes to a conclusion but not to the conclusion
58   VIII,  12|         conclusion but not to the conclusion proposed-which happens principally
59   VIII,  12|          it comes to the proposed conclusion but not according to the
60   VIII,  12|         true or false: (4) if the conclusion be reached through false
61   VIII,  12|       premisses: of this type the conclusion is sometimes false, sometimes
62   VIII,  12|           true: for while a false conclusion is always the result of
63   VIII,  12|           false premisses, a true conclusion may be drawn even from premisses
64   VIII,  12| demonstrated. If, however, a true conclusion were to be reached through
65   VIII,  12|    arguments that lead to a false conclusion, though an argument which
66   VIII,  12|   argument which leads to a false conclusion may also be of this type.
67   VIII,  12|           in itself is, "Has it a conclusion?"; the second, "Is the conclusion
68   VIII,  12| conclusion?"; the second, "Is the conclusion true or false?"; the third, "
69   VIII,  13|           question if he begs his conclusion piecemeal: supposing e.g.
70   VIII,  13|          begs the contrary of the conclusion which necessarily comes
71   VIII,  13|          is opposite to the first conclusion will follow from them. The
72   VIII,  13|     mistake lies in regard to the conclusion; for it is by a glance at
73   VIII,  13|          it is by a glance at the conclusion that we tell that the original
74   VIII,  14|         taking the reverse of the conclusion together with the remaining
75   VIII,  14|           necessarily that if the conclusion be untrue, some one of the
76   VIII,  14|      given all the premisses, the conclusion was bound to follow. Always,
77   VIII,  14|           things into one-for the conclusion to which the argument leads
78   VIII,  14|           of bringing about one’s conclusion: but it is not good form.