syllogism

Examples of syllogism in the following topics:

• Assembling Your Argument

  • For example, you can form a syllogism.
  • A syllogism is a kind of logical argument in which one proposition (the conclusion) is inferred from two or more others (the premises) of a specific form.
  • In antiquity, two rival theories of the syllogism existed: Aristotelian syllogistic and Stoic syllogistic.
  • A categorical syllogism consists of three basic parts: the major premise, minor premise, and conclusion.

• Logical Fallacies

  • Even though it is quite obvious that the first premise is not true and further that the conclusion is not true, the whole syllogism is still valid.
  • By applying formal logic to the syllogism in the example, the conclusion is still valid.

• Different Lines of Reasoning

  • Consider these simple logical statements, known as syllogisms.
  • Here is a statistical syllogism to illustrate inductive reasoning:

• Reasoning and Inference

  • A syllogism is a form of deductive reasoning in which two statements reach a logical conclusion.
  • An example of a syllogism is, "All dogs are mammals; Kirra is a dog; therefore, Kirra is a mammal."

• The Constitutional Right to Petition the Government

  • Neither semantics nor syllogisms can break down the barrier which protects the freedom of people to attempt to influence other people by books and other public writings. . . .

• Logic

  • "Bacon did for inductive logic what Aristotle did for the theory of the syllogism.