minor premise
Specific syllogistic statement
The minor premise is the second proposition in a logical syllogism, containing the specific case that connects to the major premise's general rule.
In the classic example—all men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal—Socrates is a man is the minor premise.
It introduces the particular subject about which the conclusion will be drawn.
End or deduction
- middle termLink between syllogism's premises
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- subjectMatter under discussion
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
universal · particular · affirmative · negative · validity · Barbara · figure · mood
Unverified belief accepted as true
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- warrantFormal authorization document
- groundsBasis for justification
backing · rebuttal · qualifier · reasoning · support · justification · rationale · counterargument
Statement expressing a judgment
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- consequentFollowing as an effect
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
conditional · hypothetical · disjunctive · truth value · soundness · validity · propositional · formal logic
conclusion
End or deduction
- middle termLink between syllogism's premises
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- subjectMatter under discussion
categorical · universal · particular · affirmative · negative · validity · Barbara · figure · mood · quantifier
assumption
Unverified belief accepted as true
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- warrantFormal authorization document
grounds · backing · rebuttal · qualifier · reasoning · support · justification · rationale · counterargument · objection
proposition
Statement expressing a judgment
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- consequentFollowing as an effect
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
implication · conditional · hypothetical · disjunctive · truth value · soundness · validity · propositional · formal logic · symbolic logic
- Minor ___
- logicconclusion, conclusions, inference, validity, syllogism
- AristotelianismAristotle, Aristotelianism, Lyceum, syllogism, Organon