Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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minor premise | Yes | No | No | No |
middle term | Yes | No | No | No |
minor premise (noun) | middle term (noun) |
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the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) | the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |