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Syllogism
Meaning
Noun
●
In 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
.
●
A
trick
,
artifice
; an
extremely
subtle
,
sophisticated
, or
deceptive
argument
; a sophism.
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Origin
syllogism
English
silogisme
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
syllogismus
Latin
συλλογισμός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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