So, some animals are not collies. But, you will also notice some differences between these forms. It is the last two forms to which we will now turn our attention. Examples 4 and 5 consist of a special kind of argument, a categorical argument. Categorical arguments, or categorical syllogisms, are comprised of categorical statements .
Every categorical syllogism has exactly two premises and one conclusion.
Note also, that every categorical syllogism has three terms. A categorical statement is a statement that relates two classes, sets, or categories. Categorical statements have four different standard forms. P. All ducks are animals. No humans are horses.