Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In logic, the mnemonic name of a mood of syllogism in the second figure, having a universal affirmative major premise, a particular negative minor, and a particular negative conclusion: as, Every true patriot is a friend to religion; some great statesmen are not friends to religion; therefore, some great statesmen are not true patriots. Five of the six letters that compose the word are significant. B means that it is to be reduced to barbara; a, that the major premise is universal affirmative; o, that the minor premise is particular negative; c, that the syllogism is to be reduced per impossibile (see
reduction ); and o, that the conclusion is particular negative. Seemood . Also spelledbaroko . - Same as baroque.
Examples
“Luis Vives, in 1519, ridiculed the Professors of the University of Paris as “sophists in baroco and baralipton.””
“Two derivations have been proposed: one from the Portuguese word barroco, a jewelers 'term for the irregular, odd-shaped pearl first brought from Goa to Portugal in the sixteenth century, and in the early eighteenth century used in French as an adjective meaning “bizarre” or “odd”; and the other, from baroco, the name of the fourth mode of the second figure in the scholastic terminology of syl - logisms.”
“Beyond these fashionable houses is an open square, upon which faces a cosy inn -- named, of course, after William Tell; and off on one side the large parish church, built in cheap baroco style, but containing a few objects of interest ....”
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2
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The mnemonic words of logic
"In logic, a variety of syllogism depending on the quantity (universal or particular) and quality (affirmative or negative) of the propositions composing it. In the traditional logic the names of t...
barbara, celarent, darii, ferio, cesare, camestres, festino, baroco, datisi, disamis, ferison, bocardo and 18 more...
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Mnemonic Devices
I'm sure folks have made other lists like this... I just can't remember what they're called or where to find them. Pneumonic Devices? No... that's not it....
Roy G. Biv, all cows eat grass, good boys do fine..., every good boy do..., face, barbara, please excuse my ..., King Penguins con..., keep pond clean o..., all cars eat gas, never eat shredde..., my very educated ... and 68 more...
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