"A syllogism (Greek: \u03C3\u03C5\u03BB\u03BB\u03BF\u03B3\u03B9\u03C3\u03BC\u03CC\u03C2 syllogismos, \"conclusion, inference\") is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.In its earliest form, defined by Aristotle, from the combination of a general statement (the major premise) and a specific statement (the minor premise), a conclusion is deduced."@en . .