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syllogism
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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syllogism an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises) that each share a term with the conclusion, and that share a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g.
all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs).
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The Islamic roots of the poetic syllogism.
Magazine article from: College Literature; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Poetics, Aristotle scarcely mentions the syllogism. Yet centuries later, during the classical...elaborated complex theories of the poetic syllogism based on Aristotle's Poetics.(1...my paper, I will look at the poetic syllogism from the perspective of Arab literary...
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Stretching the syllogism. (Soviet reforms seen as effort to stop Strategic Defense Initiative)
Magazine article from: National Review; 3/13/1987; ; 700+ words
; STRETCHING THE SYLLOGISM THE TOURING VIPs are back from theSoviet...long stretch they are giving to the syllogism that begins: The Soviet Union has...SDI is, really, a reliance on that syllogism-on-the-rack, namely, that we...
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Shades of mystery at Orlane. (Cosmetics).(Syllogisms cosmetics line)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cosmetics International Cosmetic Products Report; 8/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...the game with Orlane this autumn/winter, as it presents 'Syllogisms'--its latest collection of colours with delicate, yet...Lacquer' ([euro]17) in N[degrees]26 (eggshell). 'Syllogisms' is available in France from this month and will roll internationally...
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Orlane blends elegance with current trends. (Product News).(Syllogisms colour cosmetics collection)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cosmetics International; 9/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...dominant theme for Orlane this Autumn/Winter, as it presents `Syllogisms', its latest collection of colours with subtle and mysterious...Lacquer' (17 [euro]) in an eggshell shade (No 26). `Syllogisms' was launched in France in August 2002 and is available internationally...
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Syllogism.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Northwest Review; 1/1/2007; ; 345 words
; SYLLOGISM They've overlooked your sadness, those singers, twanging you down to Georgia, into the saloons with a bottle of whiskey and...
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Syllogism or paradox: Aquinas and Luther on theological method. (St. Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; A HALF CENTURY AGO It was scarcely conceivable that Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther could be mentioned in the same breath, let alone with the conjunction "and" between their names. Four hundred and fifty years of interconfessional rancor and bitterness had been built largely on their respective
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A subtle syllogism: marijuana as a medicine.
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/16/1997; 700+ words
; Cannabis is a drug. Drugs are supposed to make you better. Therefore cannabis can make you better. Discuss "THERE is not a shred of scientific evidence . . . that smoked marijuana is useful or needed." Thus spake Barry McCaffrey, a retired army general and Gulf-war hero, in his new role as
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Phonological and visual distinctiveness effects in syllogistic reasoning: Implications for mental models theory
Magazine article from: Memory & Cognition; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...or structure of the syllogism, not because of the...The terms within syllogisms can appear in four...quantifiers in standard syllogisms are denoted by letters...are not. The example syllogism above has the A-B...difficulty with certain syllogisms, many others are difficult...
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Content and Strategy in Syllogistic Reasoning
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...evidence that this type of syllogism leads participants to draw...contrast with control content syllogisms. In Experiment 2, we demonstrated...agent representation of the syllogism premises. These results support...these results are discussed. Syllogisms are arguments from two premises...
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Vier Studien zum altindischen Syllogismus.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...evaluation of the five-member syllogism in Indian logic. These are clearly...different versions of the five-member syllogism; it is, therefore, wrong to...evaluations on "the" five-member syllogism. (2) The objection that parts...
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syllogism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...therefore q. The disjunctive syllogism, modus tollens, has as its...therefore p. The categorical syllogism comprises three categorical...x is not y. A categorical syllogism contains precisely three terms...the validity of categorical syllogisms: The middle term must be...
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Argumentation
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...conclusion of a preceding syllogism. ergotism the practice or...especially the use of a faulty syllogism (the formal fallacy...polysyllogism a series of syllogisms set up systematically. prolepsis...pseudosyllogism a false syllogism whose conclusion does not...
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Baroque
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...Italian, a baroco was a false scholastic syllogism, a caricature of logic and hence a form...signifiers. Like the baroque pearl, baroque syllogism was not always viewed negatively in the...Whereas Croce and others regarded baroque syllogism as a "gnostic confusion" and an "empty...
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minor
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. ∎ (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism. • n. 1. a person under the age of full legal responsibility...
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symbolic logic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...cannot be analyzed by truth-functional methods, e.g., the classic syllogism : "All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal." The syllogism and many other more complicated arguments are the subject of the predicate...
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