Associations to the word «Syllogism»

Wiktionary

SYLLOGISM, noun. (logic) An inference in which one proposition (the conclusion) follows necessarily from two other propositions, known as the premises.
SYLLOGISM, noun. (obsolete) A trick, artifice.

Dictionary definition

SYLLOGISM, noun. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis