syllogiser

Senses

1. 1.

   to syllogize

   to reason or argue using a syllogism, a formal three-part logical argument

Examples

• "Les logiciens syllogisent pour démontrer la validité de leurs arguments."

  Logicians syllogize to demonstrate the validity of their arguments.

• "On ne peut pas syllogiser sans respecter les règles de la logique formelle."

  One cannot syllogize without respecting the rules of formal logic.

• "Descartes a critiqué ceux qui syllogisaient sans vérifier leurs prémisses."

  Descartes criticized those who syllogized without verifying their premises.

Usage

Formal or academic register. Primarily used in philosophical and logical contexts. The verb is relatively rare in everyday speech and appears mainly in scholarly discourse about reasoning and formal logic.