syllogism
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Definition & Meaning of "syllogism"in English

Syllogism
01

a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion that logically follows from them

Examples
The classic syllogism goes: All humans are mortal; Socrates is human; therefore, Socrates is mortal.
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