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minor term

British

noun

logic the subject of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the minor premise

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Otherwise there will be illicit process of the minor term.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

Now, taking the syllogism formally, this is true: if the conclusion go beyond the premises, there must be either four terms, or illicit process of the major or minor term.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

Prove that wherever the minor term is distributed, the major premiss must be universal.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

The minor term, therefore, is undistributed, and the conclusion must be particular.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

Illicit process of the major or minor term, as— Every rational agent is accountable; Brutes are not rational agents: ∴ Brutes are not accountable.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

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