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• LOGIC, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
  The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion -- thu...
• SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent.
  (See LOGIC.) -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• HUMANITY, n. The human race, collectively, exclusive of the anthropoid poets.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MALEFACTOR, n. The chief factor in the progress of the human race.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Hand, n.: A singular instrument worn at the end of a human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...