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Which of Jevons's own logic texts supplies the 'p. 82'/'p. 83' conversion rules and the eight numbered 'rules of the syllogism' Aikins quotes in his 1902 Principles of Logic?

capture promoted Tier 1 2026-10-01 · william-stanley-jevons, herbert-austin-aikins, syllogism, conversion, quote-provenance
Jevons's Elementary Lessons in Logic, Lesson X (pp.81–87), is the text behind Aikins's "Jevons, p. 82" and "Jevons, p. 83" conversion-rule citations

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-01 · william-stanley-jevons, herbert-austin-aikins, syllogism, conversion, quote-provenance
In Chapter XI of his 1902 Principles of Logic, Aikins quotes Jevons's stated conversion rules verbatim with page citations, then argues in his own words that no such rule can be followed 'blindly'

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-09-30 · jingle-fallacy, herbert-austin-aikins, william-stanley-jevons, syllogism, conversion