The Dialectic (n.) is not a paradox but a perversity whereby a commonsense empiricist view of reality is repudiated and undermined, until we understand that the interpretations are in fact part of the 'first impression'.
Dialectic (n.) can only be an emergency measure for those obliged to extort their rights — a merciless weapon that leaves the victim to prove he is not an idiot.
Dialectic (n.) was the mob's victory over noble taste: the well-bred commanded and needed no reasons; what can be demonstrated is of little worth.
Dialectic (n.) is a form of revenge: the dialectician makes his opponent prove he is not an idiot.
Syllogism (n.) is a form of reasoning that draws a conclusion from two premises, as in "all men are mortal".
The Syllogism (n.) is not a description of man's way of reasoning; it merely describes man's way of dressing up his reasoning for the persuasion of another mind.
A Syllogism (n.) is a logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption, and an inconsequent
The Syllogism (n.) is flawed. It could just as easily imply that: All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are socrates.