syllogistic

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Adjective syllogistic has 1 sense

syllogistic - of or relating to or consisting of syllogism; "syllogistic reasoning"

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Syllogistic

Definition:

Syllogistic (adjective) refers to the form of deductive reasoning or argumentation in which a conclusion is drawn from two premises. It involves a specific pattern of logical reasoning based on categorical statements.

Sense 1 - Logic:

In logic, syllogistic (adjective) describes the method of using syllogisms, which are structured arguments consisting of three categorical propositions: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.

Example sentence: He studied syllogistic reasoning to improve his logical thinking skills.

Sense 2 - Linguistics:

In linguistics, syllogistic (adjective) refers to the properties or structure of syllogisms when used in language analysis or classification.

Example sentence: The linguist analyzed the syllogistic structure of the argument.