Definition of Epicheirema. Meaning of Epicheirema. Synonyms of Epicheirema

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Definition of Epicheirema

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Epichirema Ep`i*chi*re"ma, n.; pl. Epichiremata. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]

Meaning of Epicheirema from wikipedia

- along with a justification for itself. Epicheirema are abridged polysyllogisms. Like the enthymeme, epicheirema are often used in everyday speech.[citation...
- chain arguments of which there are four kinds: polysyllogisms, sorites, epicheirema, and dilemmas) that strings together any number of propositions forming...