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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024syl•lo•gism /ˈsɪləˌdʒɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Philosophya logical argument of a form containing three statements (two[premises]and a conclusion derived from them) in the sequence: "All dogs are mammals;
all terriers are dogs;
therefore, all terriers are mammals.''
syl•lo•gis•tic, adj. See -log-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syl•lo•gism (sil′ə jiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophy[Logic.]an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise)contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion;
common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is "All A is C;
all B is A;
therefore all B is C.'' - Philosophydeductive reasoning.
- Philosophyan extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument.
- Latin, as above
- Old French
- Greek syllogismós, equivalent. to syllog- (see syllogize) + -ismos -ism; replacing Middle English silogime
- Latin syllogismus
- 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: syllogism /ˈsɪləˌdʒɪzəm/ n - a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorial propositions. The subject of the conclusion is the minor term and its predicate the major term; the middle term occurs in both premises but not the conclusion. There are 256 such arguments but only 24 are valid. Some men are mortal; some men are angelic; so some mortals are angelic is invalid, while some temples are in ruins; all ruins are fascinating; so some temples are fascinating is valid. Here fascinating, in ruins, and temples are respectively major, middle, and minor terms
- a piece of deductive reasoning from the general to the particular
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek sullogismos, from sullogizesthai to reckon together, from sul- syn- + logizesthai to calculate, from logos a discourse |