† crocodiliten.

Etymology: < Latin crocodīlītēs.

Logic. Obsolete.

Name of an ancient sophism: see quot. 1656.

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pike1548

crocodilite1624

trilemma1672

crocodile1728

constructive dilemma1826

polylemmaa1856

tetralemmaa1856

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Uvij Crocodilites, is suche a kynde of subtiltie that when we haue graunted a thyng to our aduersarie..the same turneth to our harme afterward.]

1624 H. Mason New Art of Lying ii. 35 This muddy Nylus so fertile of Crocodiles, I mean of this sophistique Crocodilites, whereby vnware men are ouer-reached and caught.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 57 The Crocodilite, so named from this Ægyptian Fable: A woman sitting by the side of Nilus, a Crocodile snatched away her child, promising to restore him, if she would answer truly to what he asked; which was, Whether he meant to restore him or not. She answered, Not to restore him, and challeng'd his promise, as having said the truth. He replyed, that if he should let her have him, she had not told true.

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crocoˈdility n. ‘a captious or sophistical mode of arguing’ (Webster 1848).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	crocodilite
释义	† crocodiliten. Etymology: < Latin crocodīlītēs. Logic. Obsolete. Name of an ancient sophism: see quot. 1656. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > types of logical argument > dilemma > types, variants, or elements of pike1548 crocodilite1624 trilemma1672 crocodile1728 constructive dilemma1826 polylemmaa1856 tetralemmaa1856 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Uvij Crocodilites, is suche a kynde of subtiltie that when we haue graunted a thyng to our aduersarie..the same turneth to our harme afterward.] 1624 H. Mason New Art of Lying ii. 35 This muddy Nylus so fertile of Crocodiles, I mean of this sophistique Crocodilites, whereby vnware men are ouer-reached and caught. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 57 The Crocodilite, so named from this Ægyptian Fable: A woman sitting by the side of Nilus, a Crocodile snatched away her child, promising to restore him, if she would answer truly to what he asked; which was, Whether he meant to restore him or not. She answered, Not to restore him, and challeng'd his promise, as having said the truth. He replyed, that if he should let her have him, she had not told true. Derivatives Categories » crocoˈdility n. ‘a captious or sophistical mode of arguing’ (Webster 1848). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1624
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