syllogistic

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Adjective
  • Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Claiming early—at 62—to generate income to service debt might seem logical but typically costs significantly more over the long run than delaying to 70 and paying down debt from other sources in the interim.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Jobs in technology and finance, for example, are at greater risk largely due to generative artificial intelligence, which can supplant a human's analytical skills, according to a 2025 report by Indeed.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Likewise, a highly analytical investor may be better suited for long-term fundamental investing than emotional macro trading.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • On the surface, this looks rational.
    Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • In the face of what all agree is a housing crisis, Onni’s residential plan will have to wait at least a decade for a more rational City Council.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The unidentified driver, who remains in the Grapevine Jail, was arrested and faces charges of operation of a vehicle in the closed section of park/lake, no valid boat registration and numerous water safety equipment violations, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
  • Police said McDaniel remains in jail as of Tuesday, charged with operation of a vehicle in a closed section of the lake, not having a valid boat registration and other water safety equipment violations.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • From the standpoint of productivity, however, ephemera often seems counter to efficiency—to getting a coherent story down on paper and ready for publication as soon as humanly possible.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Over time and when managed well, these practices shape how individuals relate to the work, to one another and the business as a whole, thus keeping the company coherent even as conditions change.
    Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • This sort of a priori justification for ESAs explains a few things.
    Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • These new loops manufacture demand, legitimacy, and cultural weight—not because of what the content says, but because of how it was engineered a priori.
    Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Many empirical research studies showcase how far this anger has become.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • There is no empirical data to suggest that the San Diego program will succeed where others have failed.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • In a debate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Iowa this month, one of the moderators, Erin Murphy, asked the candidates, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, both state legislators, a reasonable, if downbeat, question.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The tuition payments may be a gift presented without strings, but there are still plenty of reasonable expectations that come with a college education.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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