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Originally Posted by MJA Aristotle said: If A = B, and B = C, then A = C. Then it is true to say that for Aristotle what began with A = B led to his conclusion of C.

Actually, it's not. In the statement "if A=B and B=C then A=C" the assumptions are both "A=B" and "B=C." Without the second piece of information, one cannot draw the conclusion that A=C.