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Formal - relating to form

Example

If
Socrates is a man
and
all men are mortal,
then Socrates is mortal
The conclusion follows from propositional logic. We can see the soundness of this argument by substituting in symbols to make the form clear.
If
S is a P
and
all P are M,
then S is M

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