Dictionary:
syl·lo·gis·tic (sĭl'ə-jĭs'tĭk) also syl·lo·gis·ti·cal
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| Wordsmith Words: syllogistic |
(sil-uh-JIS-tik)
adjective
1. Of or relating to syllogism (a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion).
2. Subtle or specious.
noun
1. Deductive reasoning.
2. A subtle or specious piece of reasoning.
Etymology
Via Middle English, French, and Latin from Greek syllogizesthai (to syllogize). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leg- (to collect, speak) that is also the source of other words such as lexicon, lesson, lecture, legible, legal, and select
| Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: syllogistic |
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| Word Overheard: syllogistic |
Verlyn Klinkenborg, the "editorial observer" of
"is not a theory at all... but a well-financed political and religious campaign to muddy science... Its objections to evolution are based on syllogistic reasoning and a highly selective treatment of the physical evidence. "
Link: Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution
Posted August 24, 2005.
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| WordNet: syllogistic |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of or relating to or consisting of syllogism
Pertains to noun: syllogism (meaning #1)
| syllogistically | |
| elenchus | |
| anumāṇa |
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