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Meanings of major premiss in anglès

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The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)

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Examples for "major premise"
1
Using, then, only affirmative hypothetical propositions in the major premise, there are four Moods:
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
2
But however absurd Maggie's logic might be, she was firm in her major premise.
The Confession
3
This being unanswerable, Peter fell back on his major premise.
The Street of Seven Stars
4
The city casuist might have smiled at the major premise-andlaughed at the ingenuous conclusion.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
5
Therefore the major premise of Celarent is false, and the conclusion of Dimaris is true.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
Usage of major premiss in anglès
1
The major premiss in this shape is vaguer than in the former.
Deductive Logic
2
Therefore the major term must be undistributed in the major premiss.
Deductive Logic
3
If the major premiss were a particular negative, the conclusion would be negative.
Deductive Logic
4
Therefore it must be distributed in the major premiss, where it is subject.
Deductive Logic
5
But the major premiss, being 1, does not distribute either subject or predicate.
Deductive Logic
6
The major premiss may be either A, E, I or O.
Deductive Logic
7
But the major term is subject in the major premiss.
Deductive Logic
8
If the major premiss were particular, there would be illicit process of the major.
Deductive Logic
9
But the major premiss being particular, the major term could not be distributed there.
Deductive Logic
10
Prove that wherever the minor term is distributed, the major premiss must be universal.
Deductive Logic
11
Taking a conjunctive proposition as a major premiss, there are four simple minors possible.
Deductive Logic
12
But it was not distributed in the major premiss.
Deductive Logic
13
Therefore the major premiss must be universal (by Rule 4).
Deductive Logic
14
AII violates the rule that when the major premiss is affirmative, the minor must be universal.
Deductive Logic
15
The rule that the major premiss must be universal excludes the last two moods, IAI, OAO.
Deductive Logic
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The consequent of the hypothetical major premiss is termed pâpanâ because it is got from the antecedent.
A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1
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