Epichiremata

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]


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