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Major, Minor, and Middle Terms

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The major term is the conclusion's predicate; the minor term is its subject; the middle term appears only in the premises.

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In the syllogism above: P major, S minor, M middle. The major premise is stated first by convention.

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The middle term is the engine — it links the other two and vanishes from the conclusion.