a set of statements, one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others
argument
the premise which contains the major term
major premise
schema
the statement(s) in an argument
premise
a deductive argument consisting of three statements in categorical form
categorical syllogism
a 3-letter description of the types of categorical statements a syllogism contains when arranged in standard order
mood
the statement in an argument which is implied by the premise(s); the endpoint or terminus of the argument
conclusion
the premise which contains the minor term
minor premise
number from 1 to 4 identify8ng the placement of the syllogism's middle term (forms a smiley face :)
figure
the term found once in each premise but is not in the conclusion at all.
middle term
the predicate term of the conclusion, used on one premise
major term
the mood and the figure of the syllogism
form
a deductive argument with two premises and one conclusion
syllogism
the subject term of the conclusion, used in the other premise
minor term