Look up: syllogism

1. 
   syllogism
   [n] - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. 
   syllogism
   Set of philosophical statements devised by Aristotle in his work on logic. It establishes the conditions under which a valid conclusion follows or does not follow by deduction from given premises....
   Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/
   
   
3. 
   Syllogism
   Syl'lo·gism noun [ Middle English silogisme , Old French silogime , sillogisme , French syllogisme , Latin syllogismus , Greek syllogismo`s a reckoning all together, a reasoning, syllogism, from syllogi`zesqai to reckon all together, to bring at once before the mind, to infer, conclude; sy`n with, together + logi`zesqai
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/262
   
   
4. 
   syllogism
   noun deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
5. 
   Syllogism
   A `syllogism` ( — `conclusion,` `inference`), (usually the `categorical syllogism`) is a kind of logical argument in which one proposition (the conclusion) is inferred from two others (the premises) of a certain form. In Aristotle's `Prior Analytics,` he defines syllogism as `a discourse in which, certain things having been supposed, something different from the things supposed results of necessity because these things are so.` (24b18&ndash...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism
   
   
6. 
   Syllogism
   • (n.) 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 demonstrationSyllogism: words in the defini...
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
7. 
   syllogism
   in logic, a valid deductive argument having two premises and a conclusion. The traditional type is the categorical syllogism in which both premises ... [12 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/198
   
   
8. 
   syllogism
   syllogism 1. An argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion drawn from them. Example: All mammals are warm-blooded (major premise); whales are mammals (minor premise); therefore, whales are warm-blooded (conclusion). 2. Reasoning from the general to the particular; deductive logic. 3. An instance of sub...
   Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
   
   
9. 
   syllogism
   An argument composed of three parts – a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. For example: All men are mortal (major premise). Socrates is a man (minor premise). Therefore, Socrates is mortal (conclusion). The syllogism forms the basis of Aristotle's system of logic, which went unc...
   Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi
   
   
10. 
    syllogism
    syllogism, a mode of argument that forms the core of the body of Western logical thought. Aristotle defined syllogistic logic, and his formulations were thought to be the final word in logic; they underwent only minor revisions in the subsequent 2,200 years. Every syllogism is a sequence of three pr...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0
    
    
11. 
    Syllogism
    See Antilogism; Figure (syllogistic); and Logic, formal, §§ 2, 5.
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/s.html