Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
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 — The term in the premises but not the conclusion is the middle term, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The term in the premises but not the conclusion is the middle term, so that is the answer.
★The middle term appears once in each premise.
★It links the major and minor terms but drops out of the conclusion.
★The major and minor terms, by contrast, do appear in the conclusion.
★So the vanishing term is the middle term.
★So the answer is middle term.
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