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noun

formal logic based on syllogistic formulas, especially as developed by Aristotle.

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How to use traditional logic in a sentence

Ben is not Orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Their logic: the sea-creature would come alive and drink up any remaining alcohol.
History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Butter has always been a healthy part of the diet in almost every culture; butter is a traditional food,” Asprey says.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Asprey was inspired to swap out butter for traditional coffee creamers while on a trip to Nepal.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was of course obvious that France, the traditional ally of Sweden, dominated Europe.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The first is the traditional method of learning by rote or endless repetition.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The ceremony inevitably lacked certain of the traditional accessories that strangely influenced the popular mind.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
You may say, in the case of Sikes and the peer, that the logic of the Determinist is sound, but ineffective: nothing comes of it.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
One traditional anecdote, and the brief history of Peter Ilich as an official is complete.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for traditional logic

traditional logic

noun

the logic of the Late Middle Ages, derived from Aristotelian logic, and concerned esp with the study of syllogism

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