syllogism
/ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/
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syllogism
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syl - lo - gism -> syllogism
Myanmar meaning
ပေးထားသည့် အဆိုနှစ်ရပ်မှ ကောက်ချက်ချလိုက်သည့် အကြောင်းကျိုးတွေးခေါ်မှု။
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- ‘From a formal point of view, a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises in a well-formed syllogism.’
- ‘Both syllogisms have the same conclusion and the same logical form, but the syllogism immediately above has false premisses.’
- ‘Speak not to me of syllogisms, you literal-minded dolts.’
- ‘Moreover, modern usage distinguishes between valid syllogisms (the conclusions of which follow from their premises) and invalid syllogisms (the conclusions of which do not follow from their premises).’
- ‘My Lords, I think that these are instinctual sentences, not logical propositions or syllogisms, none the worse for that because we are not in the field of pure logic.’
- ‘Aristotle was charged with preferring flimsy theories and sterile syllogisms to the solid, fertile facts.’
- ‘No sophistry and no syllogisms can conjure away this inevitable consequence of inflation.’
- ‘Mill first worked out his theory of terms, propositions, and the syllogism; he then set the book aside for five years.’
- ‘No belief - reasoning correlation was found for syllogisms that had a neutral content.’
- ‘To understand the history of ideas, we need to look not at syllogisms but at who wields power or at the subconscious mind.’
- ‘I wonder, has this censor never found in poetry a vision of truth more profound than can be told in syllogisms?’
- ‘Aristotle is also credited with coming up with the structure of syllogisms, or the formal determination of what can be inferred necessarily from certain statements.’
- ‘From this developed a formal system of logic based on syllogisms which was acceptable to all parties in order to decide the outcome of such debates.’
- ‘In the latter, the syllogisms involved must have middle terms that are causes of the state of affairs which is to be demonstrated.’
- ‘But all syllogisms require the premises to be true, and that is the fundamental failing of the brief.’
- ‘Kant notoriously claimed that logic had no need to go much beyond the Aristotelian syllogisms.’
- ‘But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and minor premises.’
- ‘In Hegel's syllogisms of the idea, objectivity attained rational form, while the concept acquired an explicit, material existence.’
- ‘They give reasons, they use syllogisms, they argue by suggesting counterexamples, they engage in all the hallmarks of reasoned argument.’
- ‘Based on these three elementary laws there were a number of syllogisms which were rules about correct inferences that could be made from given premises.’
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