| 单词 | syllogism |
| 释义 | syllogism (once / 3695 pages) n A syllogism is a type of logical reasoning where the conclusion is gotten from two linked premises. Here’s an example: An apple is a fruit. All fruit is good. Therefore apples are good. Used properly, syllogism can be a good way of reasoning, but it’s very easy to make sloppy syllogisms by messing up the middle term that links the premises together, as in: "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an Aquarius. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was great. Therefore all Aquariuses are great." Because so many are made poorly, the syllogism has a bad reputation. Poor, misleading, or tricky reasoning is often called “mere syllogism.” WORD FAMILYsyllogism: syllogise, syllogisms, syllogist, syllogistic, syllogize+/syllogise: syllogiser, syllogising/syllogistic: syllogistically/syllogize: syllogized, syllogizer, syllogizes, syllogizing USAGE EXAMPLESBut the Times is not obliged to make front-page climate propaganda out of a false syllogism. Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) Watching him complete the syllogism in his head, and watching Juan’s reaction, is heartbreaking. New York Times(Oct 20, 2016) Complex because intelligence rarely tosses a tight syllogism at a policymaker, a series of incontrovertible “statements” followed by some inevitable “therefore.” Washington Times(Jun 28, 2016) n deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises Hyper deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
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