Lessons 19-22 Flashcards
Arguments
A set of statements, one of which appears to be implied by the others
Premise
The statements that support or imply the conclusion
Conclusion
The plant or terminus of the argument, the statement appears to be implied or supported by the others
Syllogism
Detective argument with two premises and three terms
Major term
Predicate of the conclusion
Minor term
Subject of the conclusion
Middle term
Term shared in the premises
Major premise
Has the major term
Minor premise
Has the minor term
Schema
The syllogism written in the categorical order with the terms replaced by the standard abbreviations
Mood of a syllogism
The three letter description of the types of categorical statements that contains in the standard order