#syllogism deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
supertype: #deductive_reasoning__deductivereasoning__deduction__synthesis__synthesi reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
part: #conclusion.proposition the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism
part: #major_term__majorterm the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
part: #minor_term__minorterm the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
part: #major_premise__majorpremise__major_premiss__majorpremis the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
part: #major_term__majorterm the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
part: #middle_term the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
part: #minor_premise__minorpremise__minor_premiss__minorpremis the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
part: #minor_term__minorterm the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
part: #middle_term the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
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