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syllogism

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a form of deductive reasoning with two premises and a conclusion

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Syllogism in a sentence

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The classic syllogism concludes that Socrates is mortal.

Synonyms
deductionargumentinference
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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Syllogism (noun) means a form of deductive reasoning with two premises and a conclusion
Here is syllogism used in an example sentence: "The classic syllogism concludes that Socrates is mortal."
Common synonyms for syllogism include deduction, argument, inference.
Syllogism is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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