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categorical syllogism

A two-premise argument made of three categorical statements that share three terms.

A categorical syllogism is a deductive argument with two premises and a conclusion, each a categorical statement, using exactly three terms, each of which appears in exactly two of the statements.

Examples

  • "All poets are dreamers. Some teachers are poets. So some teachers are dreamers."

See also

major term minor term middle term mood (of a syllogism) figure (of a syllogism)
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