syllogism

syllogism

/ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/

💬 Arguments & Rhetoric

a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two premises

The classic syllogism: All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal.

Origin: Greek syllogismos reasoning from syllogizesthai to infer from syn- together + logizesthai to reason