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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn