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To: jonkai who wrote (33921)	7/11/2002 8:57:36 PM
From: HerbVic	Respond to of 213182

discuss tr.v. 1. To speak with others about; talk over. 2. To examine or consider (a subject) in speech or writing. argument n. 1.a. A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate. b. A quarrel; a dispute. c. Archaic. A reason or matter for dispute or contention. 2.a. A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood. b. A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason. 3.a. A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work. b. A topic; a subject. 4. Logic. The minor premise in a syllogism. 5. Mathematics. a. The independent variable of a function. b. The amplitude of a complex number. 6. Computer Science. A value used to evaluate a procedure or subroutine. syllogism n. 1. Logic. A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All human beings are mortal, the major premise, I am a human being, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion. 2. Reasoning from the general to the specific; deduction. 3. A subtle or specious piece of reasoning. specious adj. 1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious. 2. Deceptively attractive. reason n. 1. The basis or motive for an action, a decision, or a conviction. 2. A declaration made to explain or justify an action, a decision, or a conviction. 3. An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for a premise or an occurrence. 4. The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence. 5. Good judgment; sound sense. 6. A normal mental state; sanity. 7. Logic. A premise, usually the minor premise, of an argument. premise also premiss n. 1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. 2. Logic. a. One of the propositions in a deductive argument. b. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. 3. premises. Law. The preliminary or explanatory statements or facts of a document, as in a deed. 4. premises.a. Land and the buildings on it. b. A building or part of a building. proposition n. Abbr. prop. 1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal. 2. Informal. A matter to be dealt with; a task. 3. Informal. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations. 4. A subject for discussion or analysis. 5. Logic. a. A statement in which the subject is affirmed or denied by the predicate. b. Something that is expressed in a statement, as opposed to the way it is expressed. c. A statement containing only logical constants and having a fixed truth-value. truth n., pl. truths. 1. Conformity to fact or actuality. 2. A statement proven to be or accepted as true. 3. Sincerity; integrity. 4. Fidelity to an original or a standard. 5. Reality; actuality. reality n., pl. realities. 1. The quality or state of being actual or true. 2. One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual. 3. The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence. 4. That which exists objectively and in fact. 5. Philosophy. That which has necessary existence and not contingent existence. Just thought the thread could use a quick review. - HerbVic Credit to The American Heritage Dictionary - Standard Edition for the definitions.