Syllogism
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Logic. A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All humans are mortal, the major premise, I am a human, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion.
Reasoning from the general to the specific; deduction.
A subtle or specious piece of reasoning. -
an [argument] the [conclusion] of which is supported by two [premises].
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[Sperm] that [flies] [all over the place] when you ejaculate.
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An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises); a common or middle term is present in the two premises but not in the conclusion, which may be invalid (e.g. all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs).
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(in philosophy ) a process of logic in which two general statements lead to a more particular statement
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