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Meanings of major premiss in English

Portuguese
premissa
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premissa

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

        premissa
        Usage of major premiss in English
        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
        16
        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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