Syllogism

In traditional logic, a syllogism is an inference in which one proposition (the conclusion) follows of necessity from two others (known as premises). The definition is traditional, but is derived loosely from Aristotle's Prior Analytics, Book I, c. 1. The Greek "sullogismos" means "deduction".

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Traditional logic - Inference - Proposition - Premise - Aristotle - Prior Analytics

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Syllogisms consist of three things: major premise, minor premise, and conclusion, which follows logically from the major and the minor. A major is a general principle. A minor is a specific statement. Logically, the conclusion follows from applying the major to the minor.

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Major premise - Minor premise

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