syllogism

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syl·lo·gis·m /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ noun [countable] technical  RPa statement with three parts, the first two of which prove that the third part is true, for example ‘all men will die, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates will die’ 三段论法〔由两个前提引出结论的推理，如“凡人必死，苏格拉底是人，因此苏格拉底终将会死”〕 —syllogistic /ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk◂/ adjective

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syllogism• In the course of forensic argument distorted syllogisms will of course be urged upon those who judge.• It was taught dogmatically, with much logic-chopping and illustrative syllogisms.• Like the Gnostics, he based his spirituality on direct experience rather than on syllogisms.• It was on the basis of that syllogism that the connection between schools and parents developed for another decade or more.• The third appears to be a deduction from the first two, but the syllogism is false.• The adjective that forms part of the syllogism is one that has come to form a sort of collocation with the noun.Origin syllogism (1300-1400) Old French silogisme, from Latin, from Greek syllogismos, from syllogizesthai “to argue by syllogisms”, from syn- ( → SYN-) + logizesthai “to calculate”

syl·lo·gis·m nounChineseSyllable  

statement two parts, first Corpus a which with the of three

syllogism
syl‧lo‧gis‧m /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ noun [countable] technicala statement with three parts, the first two of which prove that the third part is true, for example ‘all men will die, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates will die’
—syllogistic /ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk◂/ adjective

syl·lo·gismBrE /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a way of arguing in which two statements are used to prove that a third statement is true, for example: 'All humans must die; I am a human; therefore I must die.' 三段论（由两个前提得出结论的推理方法，如 “凡人必有一死；我是人；所以我必有一死。”）▸ syl·lo·gist·ic BrE /ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun]