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syllogistic

[sil-uh-jis-tik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a syllogism.

  2. like or consisting of syllogisms.



noun

  1. the part of logic that deals with syllogisms.

  2. syllogistic reasoning.

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • syllogistically adverb
  • nonsyllogistic noun
  • nonsyllogistical adjective
  • nonsyllogistically adverb
  • unsyllogistic adjective
  • unsyllogistical adjective
  • unsyllogistically adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of syllogistic1

1660–70; < Latin syllogisticus < Greek ²õ²â±ô±ô´Ç²µ¾±²õ³Ù¾±°ìó²õ, equivalent to syllogist ( ó²õ ), verbid of ²õ²â±ô±ô´Ç²µÃ­³ú±ð²õ³Ù³ó²¹¾± ( syllogize ) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

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The court simply assumes it away with the syllogistic reasoning that Alabama’s statutory law specifies that human life includes “unborn†life.

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Aristotelian philosophers thought that all true knowledge could be expressed in syllogistic form, arguing from indisputable premises to undeniable conclusions, all based on Evidence-Perspicuity.

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On October 22, 1962, the syllogistic nature of this sentence seemed to impress me as much as the possibility it discussed.

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He once told an interviewer, with syllogistic bluntness, “If I was an artist and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art.â€

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Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words “Monsanto†and “profit†are not dropped like syllogistic bombs.

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