prosyllogism

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English

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Etymology

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From pro- +‎ syllogism.

Noun

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prosyllogism (plural prosyllogisms)

  1. (logic) A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.
  2. (logic) The conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.