Originally Posted by RYAN INGERSOL
that definition is specific for questions and questions only. it wouldn't apply to my argumentation. so, if that is in fact what he meant to say, then he cannot understand the difference between thoughts that end in periods and those that end in question marks.
Main Entry: syl·lo·gism
Pronunciation: 'si-l&-"ji-z&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English silogisme, from Middle French, from Latin syllogismus, from Greek syllogismos, from syllogizesthai to syllogize, from syn- + logizesthai to calculate, from logos reckoning, word -- more at LEGEND
1 : a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
2 : a subtle,
specious, or crafty argument
3 : deductive reasoning
- syl·lo·gis·tic /"si-l&-'jis-tik/ adjective
- syl·lo·gis·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb