The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
1The major premiss in this shape is vaguer than in the former.
2Therefore the major term must be undistributed in the major premiss.
3If the major premiss were a particular negative, the conclusion would be negative.
4Therefore it must be distributed in the major premiss, where it is subject.
5But the major premiss, being 1, does not distribute either subject or predicate.
6The major premiss may be either A, E, I or O.
7But the major term is subject in the major premiss.
8If the major premiss were particular, there would be illicit process of the major.
9But the major premiss being particular, the major term could not be distributed there.
10Prove that wherever the minor term is distributed, the major premiss must be universal.
11Taking a conjunctive proposition as a major premiss, there are four simple minors possible.
12But it was not distributed in the major premiss.
13Therefore the major premiss must be universal (by Rule 4).
14AII violates the rule that when the major premiss is affirmative, the minor must be universal.
15The rule that the major premiss must be universal excludes the last two moods, IAI, OAO.
16The consequent of the hypothetical major premiss is termed pâpanâ because it is got from the antecedent.
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Translations for major premiss
Major premiss nas variantes da língua