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In order to translate this syllogism into standard form, not only may equivalence operations (obversion, conversion, or contraposition) be required, but some English translation may be required in order to reduce the number of terms to three pairs of like terms!.

Here is the given syllogism:

Premise 1: All ears of corn with white tassels are unripe!.
Premise 2: Some ears are ripe even though their kernels are not full-sized!.
Conclusion: Therefore, some ears with full-sized kernels are not ears with white tassels!.

Here is the same syllogism with some English revisions only (no operations of obversion, conversion, or contraposition):

Premise 1: All ears of corn with white tassels are unripe ears of corn!.
Premise 2: Some ears of corn with kernels that are not full-sized are ripe ears of corn!.
Conclusion: Some ears of corn with full-sized kernels are not ears of corn with white tassels!.

If Premise 1 is obverted, the result is:
No ears of corn with white tassels are ripe ears of corn!.

If Premise 2 is obverted and then contraposed, the result is:
Some ripe ears of corn are not ears of corn with full-sized kernels!.

So, the argument in standard form is:

Premise 1: No ears of corn with white tassels are ripe ears of corn!.
Premise 2: Some ripe ears of corn are not ears of corn with full-sized kernels!.
Conclusion: Some ears of corn with full-sized kernels are not ears of corn with white tassels!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The mood and figure depend on the way you construct your premises!. It's up to you!. You can change them when they don't work by reconstruction of the phrasing, by moving the terms to different positions!.
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Identify your major, minor, middle terms!. Arrange your premises in standard form, and identify the mood and figure you used!. If they are not valid, rewrite!. (See link)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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