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Word | Syllogism |
Hindi Meaning | न्यायवाक्य, न्यायवाक्य, न्याय, अवयव-घटित वाक्य, युक्तिवाक्य |
deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises / The regular logical form of every argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last, the conclusion. The conclusion necessarily follows from the premises / logical formula consisting of a major premise; a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument / an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares 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 ). / a formal argument in logic that is formed by two statements and a conclusion which must be true if the two statements are true, | |
Usage | ⇒ Man is mortal, Ram is a man, therefore he is mortal is a syllogism ⇒ Man is mortal ⇒ Ram is a man ⇒ therefore he is mortal is a syllogism ⇒ There must be a fallacy in this syllogism; I cannot accept its conclusion. ⇒ An example of a syllogism is: “All men are human; all humans are mortal; therefore all men are mortal.” ⇒ Moreover, modern usage distinguishes between valid syllogisms (the conclusions of which follow from their premises) and invalid syllogisms (the conclusions of which do not follow from their premises). |
Synonyms | Deductive reasoning, deduction, dilemma, enthymeme, epagoge, logic, prosyllogism, argument, inference, reasoning, sorites, synthesis, analysis, categorical syllogism, deductive, dialectic, figure, generalization, hypothesis and verification, illation, |
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