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Out of nothing comes something (Ex quidem nihil fit?)

If "ex nihilo nihil fit" means "out of nothing comes nothing" then how would one say "out of nothing comes something"? The best I can come up with is "ex quidem nihil fit." Is that translation correct …
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Ergo, per circulus in demonstrando sequitur contradictio ex praemissa

I want to capture the meaning of saying, Thus, contradiction follows from the premises by circular reasoning. I'm fully aware of the logical problems of the content of the statement. My concern …
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Is it correct to say, "Additionem in prima, secunda, et tertia syllogismi"?

Is it correct to say, "Additionem in prima, secunda, et tertia syllogismi"? I'm trying my very best to say, "The addition of the first, second, and third syllogisms."
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Is the sentence "omnis res est" ("every thing is") grammatical?

Is the sentence omnis res est ("every thing is") grammatical? Likewise, are sentences like aliqua res est and nulla res est grammatical?
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'Conclusio sequitur ex premissis' or 'sequitur conclusio ex premissis'?

I'd like to know how best to translate "the conclusion follows from the premises". 'Conclusio sequitur ex premissis', 'sequitur conclusio ex premissis', or something else entirely?
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Ergo, ex nihilo aliquid et ex nihilo nihil fit

I want to say, "Ergo, something comes from nothing and nothing comes from nothing." Is it correct to translate this as: "Ergo, ex nihilo aliquid et ex nihilo nihil fit"? I'm aware that "ex nihilo aliq …
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