An example of a syllogism is: “All men are human; all humans are mortal; therefore all men are mortal.”
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
syl|lo|gism — «SIHL uh jihz uhm», noun. 1. a form of argument or reasoning, consisting of two statements (the major premise and the minor premise) and a third statement (the conclusion) drawn necessarily from them. Example: All trees have roots; an oak is a… … Useful english dictionary
syl — syl·lab·i·cal; syl·lab·i·cal·ly; syl·lab·i·cate; syl·lab·i·ca·tion; syl·la·bic·i·ty; syl·lab·ic·ness; syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion; syl·lab·i·fy; syl·la·bism; syl·la·bize; syl·la·bub; syl·la·bus; syl·lep·sis; syl·lep·tic; syl·li·dae; syl·lis; syl·lo·ge;… … English syllables
gism — al·o·gism; anal·o·gism; an·til·o·gism; bi·ol·o·gism; car·pet·bag·gism; demi·ur·gism; di·al·o·gism; en·er·gism; eu·lo·gism; ge·oph·a·gism; gism; hip·poph·a·gism; hy·per·pha·lan·gism; hy·po·pha·lan·gism; lit·ur·gism; mon·er·gism; ne·ol·o·gism;… … English syllables
syllogism — syl·lo·gism … English syllables
syllogism — syl•lo•gism [[t]ˈsɪl əˌdʒɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho an argument of a form containing a major premise and a minor premise connected with a middle term and a conclusion, as “All A is C; all B is A; therefore, all B is C.” 2) pho deductive reasoning 3)… … From formal English to slang
syllogism — syl|lo|gism [ sılə,dʒızəm ] noun count a statement that consists of three facts, the third of which is proved by the first two ╾ syl|lo|gis|tic [ ,sılə dʒıstık ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Episyllogism — Ep i*syl lo*gism, n. [Pref. epi + syllogism.] (Logic) A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism, called, in relation to this, the prosyllogism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Syllogism — Syl lo*gism, n. [OE. silogisme, OF. silogime, sillogisme, F. syllogisme, L. syllogismus, Gr. syllogismo s a reckoning all together, a reasoning, syllogism, fr. syllogi zesqai to reckon all together, to bring at once before the mind, to infer,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosyllogism — pro·syl·lo·gism … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
