Reading Journal: Rhinoceros

One of the books I'm reading right now is Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco for my humanities class. So far, I've only read the first chapter and not so much has happened. There's a lot of logic and arguing going on though. Other than that, there's the Rhinoceros running through town. So, here's a quote from the play:
"Logician: For it is possible that since its first appearance, the rhinoceros may have lost one of its horns, and that the first and second transit were still made by a single beast.
Berenger: I see, but...
Old Gentlemen: [interrupting Berenger] Don't interrupt!
Logician: It may also be that the two rhinoceroses both with two horns may have each lost a horn.
Old Gentlemen: That is possible.
Proprietor: Yes, that's possible."
I suppose it would be possible for a rhinoceros to lose a horn, but how can it lose one in a short period of time? Are there even rhinoceroses that have two horns? What really caught my attention from reading this play was the explanation of syllogisms from the logician. A syllogism is like a type of argument that consists of a major and minor premise and a conclusion. Syllogisms are actually quite funny. One example from the book was: Cats have four paws. Isidore and Fricot both have four paws. Therefore, they are both cats. But then, one of the other character states that his dog has four paws. So, his dog is a cat? It can get kind of confusing, but sometimes it can be fun. :) That's it for now.
~Denise