minor premise

• En logique et en argumentation, la mineure est la deuxième prémisse d'un syllogisme, qui contient le sujet de la conclusion et qui, avec la majeure, permet de tirer la conclusion logique.

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).

   prémisse mineure

   • 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.