figurative. The ‘horn’ of a dilemma (see horn, n. 27). Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > types of logical argument > dilemma > types, variants, or elements of (7) pike1548 figurative. The ‘horn’ of a dilemma (see horn, n. 27). Obsolete. rare. crocodilite1624 Name of an ancient sophism: see quot. 1656. trilemma1672 A situation, or (in Logic) a syllogism, of the nature of a dilemma, n., but involving three alternatives instead of two. crocodile1728 Logic. Name of an ancient sophism or dilemma; see crocodilite, n. constructive dilemma1826 (Logic): a dilemma that has alternative affirmations in its minor premiss (opposed to destructive, adj. d); esp., the form of argument by which… polylemmaa1856 †(Logic) a complex syllogism which involves more than two alternatives (obsolete); (also more generally) a situation in which a difficult choice… tetralemmaa1856 a position presenting four alternatives. |
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