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syllogism n. 三段论法,推论法,演绎 三段论法,推论法,演绎 syllogism*三段论 syllogism n 1: deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premisesSyllogism \ Syl" lo* gism\, n. [ OE. silogisme, OF. silogime, sillogisme, F. syllogisme, L. syllogismus, Gr. syllogismo` s a reckoning all together, a reasoning, syllogism, fr. syllogi` zesqai to reckon all together, to bring at once before the mind, to infer, conclude; sy` n with, together logi` zesqai to reckon, to conclude by reasoning. See { Syn-}, and { Logistic}, { Logic}.] ( Logic) The regular logical form of every argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last, the conclusion. The conclusion necessarily follows from the premises; so that, if these are true, the conclusion must be true, and the argument amounts to demonstration; Note: as in the following example: [ 1913 Webster] Every virtue is laudable; Kindness is a virtue; Therefore kindness is laudable. [ 1913 Webster] These propositions are denominated respectively the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion. [ 1913 Webster] Note: If the premises are not true and the syllogism is regular, the reasoning is valid, and the conclusion, whether true or false, is correctly derived. [ 1913 Webster] Syllogistic32 Moby Thesaurus words for " syllogism": Aristotelian sorites, Baconian method, Goclenian sorites, a fortiori reasoning, a posteriori reasoning, a priori reasoning, analysis, categorical syllogism, deduction, deductive reasoning, dilemma, enthymeme, epagoge, figure, generalization, hypothesis and verification, induction, inductive reasoning, inference, mode, modus tollens, mood, paralogism, particularization, philosophical induction, prosyllogism, pseudosyllogism, rule, rule of deduction, sorites, syllogistic reasoning, synthesis
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