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Syllogism

/ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/

An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.

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noun

1
An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.
2
A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Syllogism"

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Word	Definition
prosyllogismnoun	(logic) A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.
silogimenoun	Obsolete form of syllogism. [(logic) An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.]
episyllogismnoun	(logic) A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism (the prosyllogism).
polysyllogismnoun	(logic) A number of propositions that, together, constitute a sequence of syllogisms
monosyllogismnoun	(logic) An argument expressed as a single syllogism
major termnoun	(logic) In a syllogism, the term that is the predicate of the conclusion.
syllogismusnoun	(rhetoric) Omission of the conclusion of a syllogistic argument.
syllogizationnoun	reasoning by syllogisms
syllogismhoodnoun	(rare) The property of being a syllogism.
major	Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
conclusionnoun	The end, finish, close or last part of something.
syllogisationnoun	Alternative form of syllogization. [reasoning by syllogisms]
antilogismnoun	(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
membernoun	One who belongs to a group.
termnoun	That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
middle termnoun	(logic) The term of a syllogism that appears in both the major premise and the minor premise, but not in the conclusion.
disjunctive syllogismnoun	(logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: P∨Q,¬P⊢Q
barbaranoun	A female given name from Latin.
soritesnoun	(logic, rhetoric) A series of propositions whereby each conclusion is taken as the subject of the next.
horned syllogismnoun	(dated, logic) A dilemma