middle term
Syllogism's linking concept
In logic, the middle term is the term that appears in both premises of a syllogism but not in the conclusion.
It serves as the link connecting the other two terms: in "All mammals are warm-blooded; all dogs are mammals; therefore all dogs are warm-blooded," the middle term is "mammals." More loosely, a middle term is any intermediate element that connects two things or ideas.
syllogism
Foundation for logical argument
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- validityQuality of being sound
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
universal · particular · affirmation · negation · distribution · syllogistic · deduction · predicate
premise
Foundation for logical argument
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- validityQuality of being sound
categorical · universal · particular · affirmation · negation · distribution · syllogistic · deduction · predicate · subject
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
- AristotelianismAristotle, Aristotelianism, Lyceum, syllogism, Organon