syllogism
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/
- Specialized
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silogismo
- During the debate, the speaker used a classic syllogism to convince the audience of his point.
- the conclusion of a syllogism
- moods of a syllogism
- classical syllogism
Walter Rawleigh's The Nymph's reply offers a syllogism of realism rather than romance.
- Walter Rawleigh's The Nymph's reply offers a syllogism of realism rather than romance.
- That's a, that's close to the typical syllogism, right?
- And since so many people in power are narcissistic, this whole syllogism makes sense, right?
- And so you could the opposite kind of syllogism is that people who are very bright make more money.
Examples
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In the case of syllogisms, Gilhooly et al. (1993) reported two experiments.
Academic text (2002) -
To illustrate this, students are given a syllogism from Stanovich (2009, p. 35) seen in Figure 1.
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People use legal rules as premises in the practical syllogisms that guide much human action.
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Only one in four of the syllogisms had a valid conclusion.
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You gave a faulty premise, so your syllogism fell apart.
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First, see if you can find a flaw in the following brief syllogism (a.k.a., "chain logic"):
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Walter Rawleigh's The Nymph's reply offers a syllogism of realism rather than romance.
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In philosophy classes, a common example of a syllogism is 'All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal.'
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A valid syllogism requires two premises that logically lead to a conclusion.
Surface Forms
Morphology
syllogism = syllog + ism
Formed from a non-productive combining form 'syllog-' plus the suffix '-ism'; neither element is a standalone, familiar English morpheme, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
The word syllogism comes from Greek parts made from syn/syl- 'together' and -logos 'word' or 'reason', the same root in logic. So, a syllogism is a group of statements put together to reach a conclusion.