ALL meanings of minor premise
mi·nor prem·ise
M m - noun minor premise logic: specific statement 1
- noun minor premise Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”. 1
- noun minor premise deductive reasoning. 1
- noun minor premise an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. 1
- noun minor premise the premise of a syllogism containing the subject of its conclusion 0
- noun minor premise the premise (in a syllogism) that contains the minor term 0