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syllogism

[sil-uh-jiz-uhm] / ˈsɪl əˌdʒɪz əm /
NOUN
deductive reasoning
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It turns out that there are 256 ways to arrange three categorical sentences into a syllogism.

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

This common argument form is called a disjunctive syllogism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

So this syllogism makes no sense, but still it persists.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2019

Ideally, it should be possible to formulate every scientific argument in syllogistic terms, a syllogism being, for example: All men are mortal.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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