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SYLLOGISM, N. A Logical Formula Consisting Of A Major And A Minor Assumption And An Inconsequent.
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SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor
assumption and an inconsequent. (See LOGIC.)
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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