Are "if...then" constructs always really syllogisms?
Example:
"If I have no money I can't buy groceries."
Syllogistic form:
Premise: I have no money.
Conclusion: I can't buy groceries.
Silent premise: Buying groceries requires money.
Question: Can you think of an "if...then" construct that is not really a syllogism?
P.S.: Use English only -- no mathematical notation.
Just no Silent Premise, Jimmy W. Thanks in advance...
The silent premise in that, Jimmy W, is that rolling will (or may) put out such a fire.
I was thinking the silent premise might be precisely what an "if...then" construct seeks to communicate. But in your last example, because of the "not", it seems the message is something else: namely, that you will only drop, stop and roll when you're on fire (not for other reasons, or without a reason).