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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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Using, then, only affirmative hypothetical propositions in the major premise, there are four Moods: 
 Logic: Deductive and Inductive 

But however absurd Maggie's logic might be, she was firm in her major premise. 
 The Confession 

This being unanswerable, Peter fell back on his major premise. 
 The Street of Seven Stars 

The city casuist might have smiled at the major premise-andlaughed at the ingenuous conclusion. 
 McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 

Therefore the major premise of Celarent is false, and the conclusion of Dimaris is true. 
 Logic: Deductive and Inductive 

Ús de major premiss en anglès

The major premiss in this shape is vaguer than in the former. 
 Deductive Logic 

Therefore the major term must be undistributed in the major premiss. 
 Deductive Logic 

If the major premiss were a particular negative, the conclusion would be negative. 
 Deductive Logic 

Therefore it must be distributed in the major premiss, where it is subject. 
 Deductive Logic 

But the major premiss, being 1, does not distribute either subject or predicate. 
 Deductive Logic 

The major premiss may be either A, E, I or O. 
 Deductive Logic 

But the major term is subject in the major premiss. 
 Deductive Logic 

If the major premiss were particular, there would be illicit process of the major. 
 Deductive Logic 

But the major premiss being particular, the major term could not be distributed there. 
 Deductive Logic 

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

Taking a conjunctive proposition as a major premiss, there are four simple minors possible. 
 Deductive Logic 

But it was not distributed in the major premiss. 
 Deductive Logic 

Therefore the major premiss must be universal (by Rule 4). 
 Deductive Logic 

AII violates the rule that when the major premiss is affirmative, the minor must be universal. 
 Deductive Logic 

The rule that the major premiss must be universal excludes the last two moods, IAI, OAO. 
 Deductive Logic 

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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