epicheirema
noun
ep·i·chei·re·ma
variants or less commonly epichirema
ˌepəˌkīˈrēmə
plural epicheiremata
-rēmətə,
-rem-
also epichiremas : a syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves
Word History
Etymology
Latin & Greek; Latin epichirema, from Greek epicheirēma, from epicheirein to endeavor, attempt to prove, from epi- + cheir hand