syllogism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Old French silogisme (“syllogism”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”). Doublet of syllogismus.
Meanings
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An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.
Ever since Aristotle, syllogism has occupied a central place in logic and cast a fateful shadow upon the power of reason. Recognized to be the great conveyor of rationality, allowing reason to reach conclusions of unparalleled universality and necessity, syllogism has equally been acknowledged to be beset by limits.
2006, Richard Dien Winfield, From Concept to Objectivity: Thinking Through Hegel's Subjective Logic, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., →ISBN, page 107:
- (obsolete) A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syllogisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
horned syllogism · syllogistic · disjunctive syllogism · polysyllogism · episyllogism · pseudosyllogism · monosyllogism · syllogismhood · prosyllogism · pro-syllogism
Meronyms
Relateds
syllogismus · enthymeme · sorites
Translations (36)
gd argainn-iomlan (inference from two premises) · he היקש (inference from two premises) · io silogismo (inference from two premises) · cmn 直言三段論 /直言三段论 (inference from two premises) · ia syllogismo (inference from two premises) · nl syllogisme (inference from two premises) · fr syllogisme (inference from two premises) · de Syllogismus (inference from two premises) · hu szillogizmus (inference from two premises) · bg силогизъм (inference from two premises) · tl sangmatwiran (inference from two premises) · hy սիլլոգիզմ (inference from two premises) · pl sylogizm (inference from two premises) · el συλλογισμός (inference from two premises) · sv slutledning (inference from two premises) · ko 삼단논법 (inference from two premises) · ja 三段論法 (inference from two premises) · it sillogismo (inference from two premises) · he סילוגיזם (inference from two premises) · oc sillogisme (inference from two premises) · es silogismo (inference from two premises) · fi syllogismi (inference from two premises) · grc συλλογισμός (inference from two premises) · pt silogismo (inference from two premises) · ga siollóg (inference from two premises) · da syllogisme (inference from two premises) · hi न्यायवाक्य (inference from two premises) · sk sylogizmus (inference from two premises) · cs sylogismus (inference from two premises) · ru силлоги́зм (inference from two premises) · sv syllogism (inference from two premises) · hy հետևաբանություն (inference from two premises) · ro silogism (inference from two premises) · nl sluitrede (inference from two premises) · is rökhenda (inference from two premises) · ca sil·logisme (inference from two premises)