a way of arguing in which two statements are used to prove that a third statement is true, for example: “All humans must die; I am a human; therefore I must die.”
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NAmE//ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk//
adjective [only before noun] syllogistic reasoningSee syllogism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: syllogism