syllogistic

American  

[sil-uh-jis-tik] / ˌsɪl əˈdʒɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a syllogism.

2. like or consisting of syllogisms.

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noun

1. the part of logic that deals with syllogisms.

2. syllogistic reasoning.

Other Word Forms

• nonsyllogistic noun
• nonsyllogistical adjective
• nonsyllogistically adverb
• syllogistically adverb
• unsyllogistic adjective
• unsyllogistical adjective
• unsyllogistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of syllogistic

1660–70; < Latin syllogisticus < Greek syllogistikós, equivalent to syllogist ( ós ), verbid of syllogízesthai ( syllogize ) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Ideally, it should be possible to formulate every scientific argument in syllogistic terms, a syllogism being, for example: All men are mortal.

From Literature

On October 22, 1962, the syllogistic nature of this sentence seemed to impress me as much as the possibility it discussed.

From The New Yorker

He once told an interviewer, with syllogistic bluntness, “If I was an artist and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art.”

From New York Times

Let a jaguar loose into your opponent’s syllogistic premises, blind him with a lightning-flash that he may see the truth and have clear vision of the right way.

From Project Gutenberg

According to his doctrine, reminiscence is the power of recollecting an object by means of a syllogistic chain of thought; an intellectual link with which animals do not seem to be gifted.

From Project Gutenberg