The term that occurs in the premises but not in the conclusion is the
AMajor term
BMinor term
CMiddle term ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Middle term
Explanation
The term appearing in both premises but not in the conclusion is the middle term.
It links the major and minor terms together.
It occurs once in each premise, twice in all.
Having done its linking work, it drops out of the conclusion.
This premise-only linking term is the middle term.
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