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31reason — n 1. basis, cause, ground, grounds, motive, warrant, occasion, Obs. skill; inducement, inspiration, impetus, incentive; mover, prime mover, agent; instigation, incitement, provocation; stimulation, actuation, fomentation. 2. justification,… …
32syllogism — syl•lo•gism [[t]ˈsɪl əˌdʒɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho an argument of a form containing a major premise and a minor premise connected with a middle term and a conclusion, as “All A is C; all B is A; therefore, all B is C.” 2) pho deductive reasoning 3)… …
33syllogise — [c]/ˈsɪlədʒaɪz/ (say siluhjuyz) verb (syllogised, syllogising) –verb (t) 1. to argue or reason by syllogisms. –verb (i) 2. to use syllogisms in argument. Also, syllogize. –syllogisation /ˌsɪlədʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (say .siluhjuy zayshuhn), noun… …
34reason — [n1] mental analysis acumen, apprehension, argumentation, bounds, brain*, brains*, comprehension, deduction, dialectics, discernment, generalization, induction, inference, intellect, intellection, judgment, limits, logic, lucidity, marbles*,… …
35syllogism — n. argument in which conclusion is deduced from two premises. ♦ syllogize, v.i. & t. ♦ syllogistic(al), a …
36reason out — verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house • Syn: ↑reason, ↑conclude • Derivationally related forms: ↑conclusive (for: ↑conclude), ↑ …
37syllogiser — noun logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning • Syn: ↑syllogist, ↑syllogizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑syllogise, ↑syllogize (for: ↑syllogizer), ↑syllogism ( …
38syllogist — noun logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning • Syn: ↑syllogizer, ↑syllogiser • Derivationally related forms: ↑syllogise (for: ↑syllogiser), ↑syllogize (for: ↑ …
39syllogizer — noun logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning • Syn: ↑syllogist, ↑syllogiser • Derivationally related forms: ↑syllogise (for: ↑syllogiser), ↑syllogize, ↑syllogism ( …
40syl´lo|giz´er — syl|lo|gize «SIHL uh jyz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, gized, giz|ing. 1. to argue or reason by syllogisms. 2. to deduce by syllogism: »those who, as Dante says, syllogize hateful truths (James Russell Lowell). –syl´lo|giz´er, noun …
