syllogism
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Syllogism In Chicago, dismissing the complaint of Fruiterer Allen Brill that Customer A. E. Banks had hit him on the head with twelve melons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Syllogism One night last week there was a rosy sunset in Manhattan.
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The fact adduced, that the Major Premiss contains the Conclusion, is indisputable; but this does not prove the Syllogism guilty of Petitio.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
It has often been argued that the Syllogism involves a petitio principii, because the Major Premiss contains the Conclusion, and would not be true unless the Conclusion were true.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
This, however, is only to say that it has not been explicitly formulated and named, as not being required for Syllogism; a law so all-pervading could not escape recognition, tacit or express.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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Rhetoric
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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