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.

syllogistic British  

/ ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to or consisting of syllogisms

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noun

1. the branch of logic concerned with syllogisms

2. reasoning by means of syllogisms

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 ( see syllogize) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

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 • May 15, 2017

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 • Sep. 8, 2016

The mental sleight of hand in “genius steals” is the syllogistic implication that if you steal your ideas from here, there, and everywhere, you might actually be a genius, too.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2012

Twain speaks in formal, syllogistic sentences, especially when the subject is her job.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aristotelian philosophers thought that all true knowledge could be expressed in syllogistic form, arguing from indisputable premises to undeniable conclusions, all based on Evidence-Perspicuity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton