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SYLLOGISM 

Logic. A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All humans are mortal, the major premise, I am a human, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion.
Reasoning from the general to the specific; deduction.
A subtle or specious piece of reasoning.
Every virtue is laudable; Kindness is a virtue; Therefore kindness is laudable. These propositions are denominated respectively the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion.
SYLLOGISM by dj October 1, 2003
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syllogism 

an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises.
"dude she was arguing with me, so I had to syllogism all over her"
syllogism by justinw$p May 12, 2007
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syllogism 

Peter North has got lots of silly jism.
syllogism by Assweepay January 24, 2004

Syllogasm 

That intense inner feeling of "Yes! I did it! Fuck you!" when you irrevocably prove someone wrong in reasoned debate.

So much more satisfying than winning by ad baculum.
Dude: "Man, I just won that argument so badly! Think I might have a syllogasm right now."
Syllogasm by Snackajack August 28, 2009

Syllogasm 

The orgasmic, ahh moment when you correctly do any form of geometry, or when you find out you have no geometry homework.
*In Geometry class while taking new notes*
Guy: "Ahh!!! FUCK YES!! I totally did this right!!!"
Girl: "Was that a syllogasm I just heard?"
Guy: " Hell yeah! I syllogasmed all over these notes!"
Girl: " Maybe we can do some Geometry work together. And you can teach me something."
Syllogasm by McDothes September 18, 2013

Sillojism 

After Chester's hidden efforts, Cheyenne reluctantly cleaned the sillojism.

syllogismize 

Syllogismize (verb) - To formulate a syllogistic logical argument.
For example: "If I syllogismize correctly, the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises."
"I broke the argument down and syllogismized each step to ensure the logic was valid."
"The debater carefully syllogismized his points during the speech to drive his conclusion home."
"If you can successfully syllogismize ideas that seem unrelated, you may find innovative solutions."
"When crafting a persuasive argument, it is crucial to properly syllogismize your claims so each point leads logically to the next."
"The professor challenged us to syllogismize novel arguments each week to improve our reasoning skills."
"I was unsure if my thoughts on the matter made logical sense until I sat down and syllogismized them."
"The ability to syllogismize complex concepts is an important indicator of strong critical thinking."
"When you syllogismize effectively, your conclusions should flow naturally from your premises."