syllogism

Example Sentences

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Not everyone is unclear on the basics of syllogism, happily.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

“My answer to the question is, Abraham Lincoln wrote a syllogism about slavery,” Crow said, holding up a small, handwritten sheet of paper that’s in a protective sleeve, a word or two crossed out.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

This common argument form is called a disjunctive syllogism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

The syllogism he implies is comforting: Only idiots are afraid of sharks; you are not an idiot; therefore you are not afraid of sharks.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

For Aristotle, logos was the province of something he called an “enthymeme,” which was the equivalent in rhetoric to the syllogism in logic.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith