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syllogism Definition

syl·lo·gism (silə jiz′əm)

noun

  1. an argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion is drawn from themEx.: All mammals are warmblooded (major premise); whales are mammals (minor premise); therefore, whales are warmblooded (conclusion)
  2. reasoning from the general to the particular; deductive logic
  3. an instance of subtle, tricky, or specious reasoning

Etymology: ME silogisme < MFr < L syllogismus < Gr syllogismos, a reckoning together < syllogizesthai, to reckon together, sum up < syn-, together + logizesthai, to reason < logos, word: see logic

syllogism Related Forms
syl′·lo·gis·tic adjective or syl′·lo·gis·ti·cal syl′·lo·gis·ti·cally adverb
syllogism Synonyms

syllogism

n.

argument, dialectic, prologism; see logic.

syllogism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • follow: Note the following syllogism: Hubal was the chief deity of the Quraysh.
  • use: Let me explain why, in simple terms using a classical syllogism ( or formal argument ).
  • create: Comparing this finding to a legal standard creates a syllogism.
  • consider: Chapter Two considers the normative syllogism, a formalization of the process of ( deductively ) applying law to facts.
  • call: This type of argument is called syllogism and dates back to ancient Greece.

Adjective modifier

  • false: Tonight's homework: please look up " false syllogism.
  • normative: Chapter Two considers the normative syllogism, a formalization of the process of ( deductively ) applying law to facts.
  • demonstrative: Demonstrative syllogism gives us the most certain knowledge, and is the part of logic toward which the other parts are directed.
  • disjunctive: Hence it does not follow, by disjunctive syllogism, that H1 is true.
  • inverted: That this process has a valid logical structure can be seen when we notice that it takes the form of an inverted syllogism.
  • Aristotelian: Aristotelian syllogisms constituted the deductive schemas for logical inference and were relatively uncontroversial.

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