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1. Syllogism: A syllogism is a logical argument that necessarily follows if two premises are true. As linguistic tools, syllogisms are built from category words such as "all" "none" "some". [100%] 2023-02-16 [Logic]
2. Syllogism: A syllogism is a kind of logical argument that arrives at a conclusion based on two "premises" that are asserted to be true. A syllogism can be either valid or invalid, depending on whether it follows the rules of syllogistic ... [100%] 2023-02-14 [Formal fallacies] [Assessing pseudoscience]...
3. Syllogism: Syllogism (Greek: συλλογισμός, meaning "conclusion" or "inference"), more correctly categorical syllogism, is a kind of logical argument in which one proposition (the conclusion) is inferred from two others (the premises) of certain forms. In his Prior Analytics, Aristotle defines syllogism as ... [100%] 2023-02-03
4. Syllogism: A syllogism (Greek: συλλογισμός, syllogismos, 'conclusion, inference') is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true. In its earliest form (defined by Aristotle ... (Philosophy) [100%] 2023-10-05 [Syllogism] [Term logic]...
5. Syllogism: A syllogism (Greek: συλλογισμός, syllogismos, 'conclusion, inference') is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true. In its earliest form (defined by Aristotle ... (Type of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning) [100%] 2023-11-04 [Syllogism] [Term logic]...
6. Categorical Syllogism: Note to students, similar materials are covered in the course Deductive Logic/Categorical Sentence Schemata. Students may find that study of the topic in one course reinforces the learning in the other course. [70%] 2023-03-05 [Philosophy] [Logic]...
7. Medieval Theories of the Syllogism: Aristotle’s theory of the syllogism played an important role in the Western and Near Eastern intellectual traditions for more than two thousand years, but it was during the Middle Ages that it became the dominant model of correct argumentation ... (Philosophy) [44%] 2022-04-19
8. Prosleptic syllogism: A prosleptic syllogism (/prəˈslɛptɪk/; from Greek πρόσληψις proslepsis "taking in addition") is a class of syllogisms that use a prosleptic proposition as one of the premises. The term originated with Theophrastus. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-03-08 [Arguments] [Term logic]...
9. Practical syllogism: The practical syllogism is an instance of practical reasoning which takes the form of a syllogism, where the conclusion of the syllogism is an action. Aristotle discusses the notion of the practical syllogism within his treatise on ethics, his Nicomachean ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-09-24 [Reasoning]
10. Prosleptic syllogism: A prosleptic syllogism (/prəˈslɛptɪk/; from Greek πρόσληψις proslepsis "taking in addition") is a class of syllogisms that use a prosleptic proposition as one of the premises. The term originated with Theophrastus. [70%] 2023-01-06 [Arguments] [Term logic]...
11. Legal syllogism: Legal syllogism is a legal concept concerning the law and its application, specifically a form of argument based on deductive reasoning and seeking to establish whether a specified act is lawful. A syllogism is a form of logical reasoning that ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-07-22 [Reasoning] [Legal interpretation]...
12. Legal syllogism: Legal syllogism is a legal concept concerning the law and its application, specifically a form of argument based on deductive reasoning and seeking to establish whether a specified act is lawful. A syllogism is a form of logical reasoning that ... [70%] 2023-05-09 [Reasoning] [Legal interpretation]...
13. Quasi-syllogism: Quasi-syllogism is a categorical syllogism where one of the premises is singular, and thus not a categorical statement. For example: In the above argument, while premise 1 is a categorical, premise 2 is a singular statement referring to one ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-04-01 [Arguments] [Syllogism]...
14. Practical syllogism: The practical syllogism is an instance of practical reasoning which takes the form of a syllogism, where the conclusion of the syllogism is an action. Aristotle discusses the notion of the practical syllogism within his treatise on ethics, his Nicomachean ... [70%] 2023-10-25 [Philosophy of Aristotle] [Reasoning]...
15. Statistical syllogism: A statistical syllogism (or proportional syllogism or direct inference) is a non-deductive syllogism. It argues, using inductive reasoning, from a generalization true for the most part to a particular case. [70%] 2024-10-13 [Logic and statistics] [Arguments]...
16. Practical syllogism (theology): In Reformed theology, the practical syllogism (Latin: syllogismus practicus) is a concept relating assurance of salvation to evidence in a person's life of such, such as good works and sanctification. The major premise of the syllogism is that some ... (Theology) [57%] 2023-12-04 [Calvinist theology] [Epistemology of religion]...