Syllogism

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Syllogism

/ˈsɪləˌdʒɪzəm/

Definition

A syllogism is a logical argument composed of three parts: the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion inferred from the premises. I will help you to understand the syllogism you just need to follow this article step by step.

Steps

First Step

First thing that you have to know is: The basic structer of syllogism. As you already know the syllogism has three parts:

1. major premise
   
2. minor premise
   
3. conclusion