Hypernym

deduction 4

noun

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

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

syllogistic 1

adjective

of or relating to or consisting of syllogism

Part_meronym

conclusion 5

noun

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

major premise 1

noun

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

minor premise 1

noun

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

polysyllogism 1

noun

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

syllogism 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

Derivationally related form

syllogistic 1

adjective

of or relating to or consisting of syllogism

syllogist 1

noun

logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning

syllogize 1

verb

reason by syllogisms

syllogise 1

verb

reason by syllogisms

Hyponym

enthymeme 1

noun

a syllogism in which one of the premises is implicit.

epicheirema 1

noun

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

Part_holonym

conclusion 5

noun

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

major premise 1

noun

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

minor premise 1

noun

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

polysyllogism 1

noun

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

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