major premise

ریشه

The word 'major' comes from the Latin word 'major', meaning 'greater' or 'larger'. 'Premise' comes from the Latin word 'praemissa', meaning 'a thing put forward'.

مثال

• In the syllogism 'All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal', the major premise is 'All men are mortal'.
• The major premise provides the general statement or principle in deductive reasoning.
• A valid syllogism requires a true major premise.