syllogistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllogistic
Adjective
  • The problem — and hardly an insignificant one — is that however funny comedian Jillian Bell’s directorial debut can be in the moment, none of it makes the slightest logical sense.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Such a partnership could be seen as a logical next step to the role Noah Horowitz played during his sojourn at the auction house.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Silver outlined that the term applies to individuals who are good at abstract, analytic reasoning, but lack other forms of intelligence like empathy, judgment and self-awareness.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Digital marketing experts like Neil Patel warn that marketers who rely only on traditional analytic methods are missing a huge part of their overall audience and valuable insights.
    Nick Leighton, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Even when the accusations are unfounded, even when the risks are small, the mere possibility of being a sucker can be psychologically potent enough to undermine a rational preference for cooperation.
    Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This all points to a more rational, less economically harmful climate policy, but, as always, there’s going to be litigation.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • West, in the interview with The New Republic, disputed the merits of his suspension, saying his methods are valid because other people have used them.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The warrant is valid in the U.S. but Tenorio is believed to live in Mexico, police said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The failure of Democrats to coalesce behind a coherent strategy against Trump's blizzard of controversial policies was on display during his address to a Joint Session of Congress last week.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Bo Hines, Executive Director of the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets, will facilitate dialogue aimed at developing coherent policy strategies and actionable recommendations.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Knowing a priori which stocks will outperform the market is also much more difficult than reviewing the trends that occurred in the past.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Alongside this effort, wildlife trafficking should be designated as a predicate offense for wiretap authorizations, which would empower authorities to start gathering intelligence without having to prove a link to other crimes a priori.
    Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2023
Adjective
  • There's empirical evidence that supports the fact that all kinds of diverse projects do well and make money.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • When asked about commercial goals for Tsunami Sea — considering that Eternal Blue peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, its follow-up could become the band’s first 10 entry — Mageau shrugs off anything empirical.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition, corporations have to determine what a reasonable wage is, which typically requires the help of an accountant.
    Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • And most of the reason is there’s too much government regulation keeping people from being able to build houses at a reasonable cost.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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