The question (15 marks)
What is logical division? Distinguish it from the processes with which it is confused, state its rules and the fallacies which answer to them, and assess the value of division by dichotomy. (15 marks)
MU Module IV, head 4.5; pack ch. 14.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Definition and Logical Division of Logic – I.
Authorities you will need
- Aristotle, whose genus and species the doctrine of division employs
- The laws of Contradiction and Excluded Middle, on which division by dichotomy rests
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