Re: Are all crows black? => Logic as an essential subject?

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From: Alex Kean
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:55

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In article <MARTINC.92Nov12021908@hatteras.cs.unc.edu> martinc@hatteras.cs.unc.
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>Let's not put Will off of syllogistic logic, though, please.  There are
>too many people graduating as it is without knowing the difference
>between "All men are mortal/Socrates is a man -> Socrates is mortal" and
>"All men are mortal/Socrates is mortal -> Socrates is a man".
>

I have not graduated yet, what is the difference?

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