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Meanings of major premise in English

Portuguese
premissa
Catalan
premissa

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

        premissa
        Usage of major premise in English
        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
        6
        Perhaps some of our little readers remember what the major premise of this article was.
        Love Conquers All
        7
        It is obvious that, given the hypothetical major premise-
        Logic: Deductive and Inductive
        8
        Here the major premise is true, but the minor is false, and the conclusion is false.
        Logic: Deductive and Inductive
        9
        The major premise is the law of reaction-
        Logic: Deductive and Inductive
        10
        Similarly, if the major premise be verbal, thus:
        Logic: Deductive and Inductive
        11
        The conclusion of Celarent, simply converted, contradicts the original major premise of Dimaris, and is therefore false.
        Logic: Deductive and Inductive
        12
        Solomon gives five reasons for his major premise, that everything "under the sun" is vain.
        Three philosophies of life
        13
        I began with a major premise-toregard the confession as a real one, until it was proved otherwise.
        The Confession
        14
        Is the fact stated in the minor premise an instance of the general law expressed in the major premise?
        Practical Argumentation
        15
        A syllogism always consists of a major premise (A), a minor premise (B), and a conclusion (C).
        Practical Argumentation
        16
        The major premise stands: even the casual tourist has no real reason for fear, however scared he may become.
        The Mountains
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        Translations for major premise
        Catalan
        premissa
        Major premise through the time
        Major premise across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common