Logic and Rhetoric. A deductive argument having a proposition that is not explicitly stated; esp. a syllogism with an unstated premise. Also: the…

A piece of false or erroneous reasoning, esp. one which the reasoner is unconscious of or believes to be logical (as distinct from a sophism, which…

A syllogism the conclusion of which forms the major or minor premise of another syllogism. Cf. prossyllogism, n.

(a) A deductive argument in which some of the supporting reasons are stated briefly or incompletely. (b) A syllogism including proofs of one or both…

A form or arrangement (of words); a formula; a form of reasoning; a type of syllogism. In later use only in frame of words.

A subsidiary syllogism offering a proof of one of the premises of the syllogism to which it is appended. Cf. prosyllogism, n., prosepilogism, n.

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A proposition or syllogism of this kind.