minor premise

Noun

Meaning

the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

subsumption minor premiss foundation position ground basis axiom theorem hypothesis assumption proposition assertion premise postulate affirmation
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Antonyms

fact proof mistake abortion ignorance misunderstanding
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Hypernyms

assumption premise premiss

Examples

An "enthymeme" would follow today's form of a syllogism; however it would exclude either the major or minor premise. Source: Internet

For example, knowing that all men are mortal (major premise) and that Socrates is a man (minor premise), we may validly conclude that Socrates is mortal. Source: Internet

This is because in the structure of the syllogism invoked (i.e. III-1) the middle term is not distributed in either the major premise or in the minor premise a pattern called the "fallacy of the undistributed middle". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

minor premier minor premiers minor premiership minor premiss minor principle minor principles