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Noun: epicheirema
  1. A syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves
    "An epicheirema is said to be of the first or second order according as the major or minor premiss is thus supported"

Derived forms: epicheiremas

Type of: syllogism

Encyclopedia: Epicheirema