syllogism definition by Wordo

Noun

An

argument

whose

conclusion

is

supported

by

two

premises

,

of

which

one

contains

the

term

that

is

the

predicate

of

the

conclusion

,

and

the

other

contains

the

term

that

is

the

subject

of

the

conclusion

;

common

to

both

premises

is

a

term

that

is

excluded

from

the

conclusion

.