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mood (of a syllogism)

The three letters (A, E, I, O) naming a syllogism's statement types, in order.

The mood of a standard-form categorical syllogism lists the types of its major premise, minor premise, and conclusion. A syllogism with an A, an I, and an I statement in that order has mood AII.

Examples

  • "All poets are dreamers. Some teachers are poets. So some teachers are dreamers" has mood AII.

See also

figure (of a syllogism) categorical syllogism
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