syllogisms
Meaning of syllogisms
plural noun
an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises); a common or middle term is present in the two premises but not in the conclusion, which may be invalid (e.g. all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ).
late Middle English: via Old French or Latin from Greek sullogismos, from sullogizesthai, from sun- ‘with’ + logizesthai ‘to reason’ (from logos ‘reasoning’).
Information about syllogisms
- It is a name.
- The singular form of syllogisms is: syllogism.
- Languages in which syllogisms is used:
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Hyphenation of syllogisms
syl-lo-gisms
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- syllogisms is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with syllogisms
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