minor premise

• En lógica y argumentación, la premisa menor es la segunda premisa de un silogismo, que contiene el sujeto de la conclusión y se usa junto con la premisa mayor para derivar la conclusión lógica.

In logic and argumentation, the minor premise is the second premise in a syllogism that contains the subject of the conclusion and is used together with the major premise to derive a logical conclusion.

1. Logical propositionC1formal

   In a syllogism, the premise that contains the minor term (the subject of the conclusion).

   premisa menor

   • In the syllogism 'All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal,' the minor premise is 'Socrates is a man.'
   • The minor premise must be true for the conclusion to be valid.
   • He analyzed the minor premise to check the argument's logic.