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syllogisms
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Plural of syllogism: forms of logical reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed premises.
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The philosophy course opened with a lesson on classical syllogisms.
His argument was built on a chain of faulty syllogisms.
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A cornerstone of Aristotelian logic, the classic example being: all men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal.
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deductionslogical arguments
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