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§ 6.] 20. We had better take "persons" as Universe. We may choose "myself" as 'Middle Term', in which case the Premisses will take the form

Or we may choose "he" as 'Middle Term', in which case the Premisses will take the form

The latter form seems best, as the interest of the anecdote clearly depends on his stupiditynot on what happened to me. Let us then make $$m$$ = "he"; $$x$$ = "persons whom I sent, &c."; and $$y$$ = "persons who brought, &c."

Hence,  and the required Diagram is

[See p. 50]