Categorical syllogism structure and terms, including major premise, minor premise, and middle term.
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- What is a categorical syllogism?
- A deductive argument with three categorical propositions: two premises and a conclusion, containing exactly three terms.
- What is the major premise?
- The premise containing the major term, which is the predicate of the conclusion.
- What is the minor premise?
- The premise containing the minor term, which is the subject of the conclusion.
- What is the conclusion in a syllogism?
- The third proposition that states what logically follows from the two premises.
- What is the major term?
- The predicate of the conclusion, appearing in the major premise.
- What is the minor term?
- The subject of the conclusion, appearing in the minor premise.
- What is the middle term?
- The term that appears in both premises but does not appear in the conclusion.
- What does the figure of a syllogism indicate?
- The arrangement of the three terms in the premises, determined by whether each term is a subject or predicate.
- What is the arrangement of terms in Figure 1?
- The middle term is the subject of the major premise and predicate of the minor premise (M-P, S-M).
- What is the arrangement of terms in Figure 2?
- The middle term is the predicate of both premises (P-M, S-M).
- What is the arrangement of terms in Figure 3?
- The middle term is the subject of both premises (M-P, M-S).
- What is the arrangement of terms in Figure 4?
- The middle term is the predicate of the major premise and subject of the minor premise (P-M, M-S).
- What is the mood of a syllogism?
- The classification based on the types (A, E, I, or O) of the major premise, minor premise, and conclusion.
- What does an A-form proposition express?
- A universal affirmative: All S are P.
- What does an E-form proposition express?
- A universal negative: No S are P.
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