major term
Britishnoun
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Since the conclusion is negative, the major term, which is its predicate, must be distributed.
From Deductive Logic by St. George William Joseph Stock
Hence there results illicit process of the major term.
From Deductive Logic by St. George William Joseph Stock
If the major term of a syllogism be the predicate of the major premiss, what do we know about the minor premiss?
From Deductive Logic by St. George William Joseph Stock
Therefore we should have an illicit process of the major term.
From Deductive Logic by St. George William Joseph Stock
“Men” is the middle term, “are mortal” the major term, and “Socrates,” the minor term.
From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
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