What is strict syllogistic form?

[Geremia]

Strict syllogistic form is how Scholastic philosophers and theologians performed disputations in the Middle Ages.
A syllogism consists of:

• Major premise
• Minor premise
• Conclusion

A premise can be a so-called A, E, I, O proposition. From here:

NAME	FORM	TITLE
A	Every S is P	Universal Affirmative
E	No S is P	Universal Negative
I	Some S is P	Particular Affirmative
O	Some S is not P	Particular Negative

The diagram for the traditional square of opposition is:

For more information on Scholastic disputations, see Fr. Thomas Gilby, O.P.'s Barbara Celarent: A Description of Scholastic Dialectic pp. 279-296 (also in the St. Isidore e-book library).

[Kephapaulos]

I plan to get a better grasp of strict syllogistic form.