“Both syllogisms have the same conclusion and the same logical form, but the syllogism immediately above has false premises.”

“It was first formalized in Western philosophy by Aristotle, who described a simple variety of it known as syllogism.”

“Legal reasoning by analogy and syllogism was one aspect of the effort needed to fathom the law as revealed by God and his Prophet.”

“But all syllogisms require the premises to be true, and that is the fundamental failing of the brief.”

“They give reasons, they use syllogisms, they argue by suggesting counterexamples, they engage in all the hallmarks of reasoned argument.”

“But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and minor premises.”