reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

of or relating to or consisting of syllogism

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)

the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.

of or relating to or consisting of syllogism

logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning

reason by syllogisms

reason by syllogisms

a syllogism in which one of the premises is implicit.

a syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves.

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)

the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.