syllogism

Signification (Anglais)

1. 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.
2. (obsolete) A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism.

Concepts

syllogisme

Synonymes

cogitation

conjunctive

pensiveness

ratiocination

reasoning

rumination

thoughtfulness

Traductions

silogismo

Syllogismus

silogismo

syllogisme

sillogismo

sil·logisme

sluitrede

συλλογισμός

tasım

logischer Schluss

syllogismus

silogisme

sillogisme

Vernunftsschluss

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French silogisme (“syllogism”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”). Doublet of syllogismus.