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Prosyllogism

PROSYL'LOGISM

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Noun.
[pro and syllogism.] A prosyllogism is when two or more syllogisms are so connected that the conclusion of the former is the major or minor of the following.

Definition 2024

prosyllogism

prosyllogism

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Noun

prosyllogism ‎(plural prosyllogisms)

  1. (logic) A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.
  2. (logic) The conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.

Etymology

pro- +‎ syllogism

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