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 structure of syllogism. As you already know the syllogism has three parts:

1. major premise
   
2. minor premise and
   
3. conclusion