Syllogism

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsɪlÉ™dʒɪz(É™)m/

Origin

From Old French silogisme ("syllogism"), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (syllogismos, "inference, conclusion").

Full definition of syllogism

Noun

1. (logic) An inference in which one proposition (the conclusion) follows necessarily from two other propositions, known as the premises.
• "All humans are mortal. You are a human. Therefore you will die" is a syllogism.
2. (obsolete) A trick, artifice.

Meronyms

• (inference) major premise, minor premise

Related terms

• syllogismus