epicheirema

noun

ep·​i·​chei·​re·​ma

variants or less commonly epichirema

ˌepəˌkīˈrēmə

plural epicheiremata

-rēmətə,

-rem-

also epichiremas

: a syllogism in which some statement supporting one or both of the premises is introduced with the premises themselves

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin epichirema, from Greek epicheirēma, from epicheirein to endeavor, attempt to prove, from epi- + cheir hand

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