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Match each part of a syllogism to its definition

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Middle term
    Right
    the term compared, in both premises
  2. Left
    Minor term
    Right
    the subject of the conclusion
  3. Left
    Major term
    Right
    the predicate of the conclusion
  4. Left
    Minor premise
    Right
    the premise containing the minor term
  5. Left
    Major premise
    Right
    the premise containing the major term

Explanation

The book's own definitions: the middle term is the one compared, the minor term is the subject of the conclusion, the major term its predicate. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.
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