Posted on 07/18/2013 6:22:40 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
syllogism\SIL-uh-jiz-um\ noun
1. a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion
2. a subtle, specious, or crafty argument
3. deductive reasoning
Example sentences:
Kelly could not prove it, but she suspected that her opponent's arguments were a series of sneaky syllogisms based on dubious "facts."
"She learned to read [Thomas] Aquinas in the original, mastered the syllogism, pursued Socratism, then took that highly classical background with her to Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., where she graduated with a master’s degree in library and information science."
— From an article by Kevin Nevers in theChesterton Tribune (Indiana), May 8, 2013
Etymology:
For those trained in formal argument, the syllogism is a classical form of deduction. One example is the inference that "kindness is praiseworthy" from the premises "every virtue is praiseworthy" and "kindness is a virtue." "Syllogism" came to English through Anglo-French from Latin "syllogismus," which in turn can be traced back through Greek to the verb "syllogizesthai," meaning "to infer." In Greek "logizesthai" means "to calculate" and derives from "logos," meaning "word" or "reckoning." "Syl-" comes from "syn-," meaning "with" or "together."
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Is your singing that bad? ;-)
It probably is-but I’ve been told that when you find yourself in close proximity with a large predator, you should make noise, back out of the area with outspread arms, and wave a stick or some such-in other words, attempt to look and sound large and dangerous as you get the hell out of there-and never, ever run.
Fresh tracks-since last night’s rain-and a half-covered recent kill was enough to spook me into leaving-I didn’t want to join that deer in the food cache...
No-actually, I sang “Dirty Deeds” because that is what I sang the last time I wandered accidentally into that kitty’s dining room several years ago-I figured it might work again...
Wow-that is weird-I never heard that one before-but Husky girl jumped right up and howled at the computer, but she does that when we are outside at night and she hears the who-who sound of the horned owls up close...
I do think that the workman here who are installing new power poles along the eastern edge of our property must have disrupted Mr. Owl’s usual perch. I’ve never seen this guy before, even though I’ve heard the owls calling from time to time. I hope I see him again. He was amazing. I called a neighbor to warn her because she has 2 very small dogss that could be carried away quite easily. Her dogs are called Hava-Malts — a cross between a Maltese and a Havanese. Wouldn’t last a minute with your “panther”.
I read a book about the early days of TX when I lived there, and the early setlers called those big cats panthers.
You know what Ogden Nash wrote about panthers, don’t you?
“When called by a panther
Don’t anther.”
Like that nutty Congressman who went to jail? I think he was from Ohio. Someplace in the Upper Mid-West. I've forgotten his name. They confiscated his toupee when they locked him up.
I saw a red-tailed hawk grab a fair-sized rabbit right up out of a clearing in the woods once-I can just imagine what an owl could do to a toy dog...
You bet your ass I’m not going to answer the mountain lion-bikers and hikers in California and Colorado get eaten sometimes. Hasn’t happened in Texas, but who wants to be first?
This particular cougar/panther/mountain lion is responsible for the demise of several dogs-including a 70+ pound standard poodle-whose owners did not heed warnings from the game warden to keep their pets in a fence or indoors-the kitty is a protected species here-the dogs are not...
I remember that poem from childhood-a panther is just like a leopard, except that it hasn’t been peppered...
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A...is.....A
A cannot be, not A.
Studying under Peikoff.
Envious.
It just means he’s old. ;) Kidding Truthy!
“If the sash is left open, there will be a breeze in the room...”*
“There is no breeze in the room, therefore the sash is closed...”
~Window sillogism~
James Traficant, from Youngstown. Beam me up Scotty!
A+!
Ironically enough, I was just watching him in the TWA 800 hearings.
Rme...,,you’re too much..... ; )
What can I say? I’m tired and a bit stressed. My youngest is at a Sharknado party. She brought sushi and Swedish fish but drew the line about bringing our giant inflatable Bruce the shark. I almost inflated him to leave him on their stoop after ringing the bell but the spouse thought that was overkill.
Sorry to hear you are stressed :(
Though...you’ve at least retained your humour!
Try to chill a bit....!
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