Associations to the word «Syllogism»

Wiktionary

SYLLOGISM, noun. (logic) An inference in which one proposition (the conclusion) follows necessarily from two other propositions, known as the premises.
SYLLOGISM, noun. (obsolete) A trick, artifice.

Dictionary definition

SYLLOGISM, noun. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises.

Wise words

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