Definition for Syllogism:

• Logical form of every argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last, which follows from them, the conclusion.

Synonyms for Syllogism:

• n.

  •Aristotelian logic (noun)
  • term logics,
  • formal logics,
  • categorical logics,
  • syllogistic logics.
  •cognition (noun)
  • syllogism.
  •deductive reasoning (noun)
  • argument.
  •reasoning (noun)
  • illation,
  • illations,
  • Apriority,
  • generalizations,
  • Syllogization,
  • generalization.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • accusation.
  •argument
  • prologism,
  • dialectic.

Syllogism Sentence Examples:

• His syllogism amounted to this: Facts, which are admitted by all Hebrews, prove that the single dominant power in the world is the being who revealed himself to our ancestors, and who, in particular, guided Joseph into Egypt, protected him there, and raised him to an eminence never before or since reached by a Jew.

• Put the proposed Syllogism before him, and ask him what he thinks of the Conclusion.

Hyponym for Syllogism:

• n.

  • cognition
    deductive reasoning, deduction, synthesis.

Meronym for Syllogism:

• n.

  • cognition
    subsumption, minor premise, major premise, ratiocination, Minor Premiss, Major Premiss, conclusion.