| NOUN | cognition | syllogism | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
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| Meaning | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises. | |
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| Parts | conclusion, ratiocination | 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, major premiss | The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) | |
| minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption | The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) | |
| Broader | deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| Spanish | silogismo | |
| Catalan | sil·logisme | |
| Adjectives | syllogistic | of or relating to or consisting of syllogism |
| Nouns | syllogist | logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning |
| Verbs | syllogize, syllogise | reason by syllogisms |
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