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Who first said: "Never deny, seldom affirm, always distinguish"?

In the context of medieval scholastic disputations, what is the origin of the axiom "Never deny, seldom affirm, always distinguish" ("Numquam negare, raro affirmare, semper distinguere&...
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I would like to learn about theory of supposition. Can you recommend any good books/video/etc about it?

I encountered following syllogism as an example of false equitation: Man is a species Socrates is a man Therefore, Socrates is a species The text ("An Introduction to Traditional Logic" by ...
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