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syl·lo·gism
 syllogism
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- pronunciation:
- sI
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jih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
in logic, a type of deductive reasoning based on a major and a minor premise, whose conclusion must be true if the two premises are true.
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| definition 2: |
the extension of general truths to specific cases; deductive reasoning.
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