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  • Thus far, then, the _Dictum_ is wholly analytic or verbal, expressing no more than is implied in the definitions of 'Syllogism' and 'Middle

    Logic Deductive and Inductive Carveth Read 1889

  • The Rack is also a kind of Syllogism which has been used with good Effect, and has made

    The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700

  • -- Ed. [8] "Syllogism," a form of reasoning, consisting of three propositions, having this property; that the conclusion necessarily follows from the two premises: so that if the first and second be granted, the conclusion must be granted in like manner.

    Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

  • Syllogism: major premise, a definite and limited amount of bird-meat; minor premise, the only food the mutineers now have is bird-meat; conclusion, destroy the available food and the mutineers will be compelled to come back to duty.

    CHAPTER XLVIII 2010

  • He also wrote two textbooks on the categorical syllogism: On the Categorical Syllogism (De syllogismo categorico) and Introduction to Categorical Syllogisms (Introductio ad syllogismos categoricos) (for the texts, see Migne 1847 and Thomsen Thörnqvist 2001).

    The Statue of a Writer 2009

  • But a signifies that b is c, so by (P5), Disjunctive Syllogism, a signifies that a is true. suppose that a signifies that a is false.

    Insolubles Spade, Paul Vincent 2009

  • De Morgan wrote a series of six papers called “On the Syllogism” in the years 1846 to 1863.

    The Algebra of Logic Tradition Burris, Stanley 2009

  • Syllogism? tears are to gender card as assasination comments are to race card?

    "Some people compare one of the other candidates to John F. Kennedy. But he was assassinated." Ann Althouse 2008

  • Here is what he says in the Syllogism of the Cure, written about midway through his career:

    Arabic and Islamic Philosophy of Language and Logic Street, Tony 2008

  • Syllogism helps little in demonstration, less in probability.

    An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 2007

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