minor premise
minor premise · minor premises
The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and…The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.
Meaning
1 sensesThe second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.
The minor premise in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is 'Socrates is a man'.
the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
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plural: minor premisesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion):minor premisssubsumption
See also
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