NOUN | communication | middle term | the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |
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Meaning | The term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion. | |
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Part of | major premise, major premiss | The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) |
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption | The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) | |
Broader | term | One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition |
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