syllogism
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Venn gave us a simple, turn-the-crank means of clearly seeing why the 15 forms of the Aristotelian syllogism – and only those 15 forms – are valid.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024
“My answer to the question is, Abraham Lincoln wrote a syllogism about slavery,” Crow said, holding up a small, handwritten sheet of paper that’s in a protective sleeve, a word or two crossed out.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
The form itself looks like a good argument—a form of disjunctive syllogism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
So this syllogism makes no sense, but still it persists.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2019
“Elvis had to die sometime: all men are mortal” is an enthymeme rather than a syllogism, because it makes the assumption that Elvis was human, whereas anyone who has seen Men in Black knows otherwise.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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