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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the course of forensic argument distorted syllogisms will of course be urged upon those who judge.
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It was on the basis of that syllogism that the connection between schools and parents developed for another decade or more.
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It was taught dogmatically, with much logic-chopping and illustrative syllogisms.
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Like the Gnostics, he based his spirituality on direct experience rather than on syllogisms.
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The adjective that forms part of the syllogism is one that has come to form a sort of collocation with the noun.
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The third appears to be a deduction from the first two, but the syllogism is false.