. Lectures on metaphysics and logic . To turn this affirmativeinto a negative Sorites, we have only to say, either at the beginning, — Noneof the reprobate are any of the elect, and, consequently, infer, at the end, thatnone of the blessed with eternal life are any of the reprobate ; or, at the end, —None of the blest with eternal life are any of the punished, and, consequently,infer that none of the punished are any of the elect. Perhaps the bestformula for this kind of Sorites is to be found in the letters a, b, c. This willafford us a Sorites of six terms, viz., a, b, c—a, b—b, a, c—b, c, a

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. Lectures on metaphysics and logic . To turn this affirmativeinto a negative Sorites, we have only to say, either at the beginning, — Noneof the reprobate are any of the elect, and, consequently, infer, at the end, thatnone of the blessed with eternal life are any of the reprobate ; or, at the end, —None of the blest with eternal life are any of the punished, and, consequently,infer that none of the punished are any of the elect. Perhaps the bestformula for this kind of Sorites is to be found in the letters a, b, c. This willafford us a Sorites of six terms, viz., a, b, c—a, b—b, a, c—b, c, a—c, a, b—c,b, a,—which are all virtually identical in their contents. If there be requireda formula for a longer Sorites, we may take the letters a, b, c, d, which willafford us twenty-four terms. Perhaps the best formula for a descending orascending Sorites is, for example, a, b, c, d, e, f—a, b, c, d, e,—a, b, c, d,—a,b, c,—a, b,—a. I. — COMPREHENSIVE SOKITES E D ?PKOGKESSIVE AND REGRESSIVE. Bucephalus. APPENDIX. 621

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