qián

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Meaning of 大前提

大前提 means major premise; the universal statement in a syllogism. Pronounced dà qián tí.

  • major premise; the universal statement in a syllogism

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jīng
diǎn
de
sān
duàn
lùn
zhōng
 
qián
gōng
le
biàn
xìng
de
chén
shù
 

In a classic syllogism, the major premise provides a universal statement.

men
cháng
shuō
de
zi
shì
 
qián
suǒ
 '
yǒu
rén
dōu
huì
xiǎo
 '
 
qián
 '
shì
rén
jié
lùn
 '
 
suǒ
 '
huì
 
 
 
 '
 

The common example is: major premise 'All men are mortal', minor premise 'Socrates is a man', conclusion 'Therefore, Socrates is mortal'.

de
lùn
zhèng
quē
yǒu
xiào
de
qián
 

His argument lacks a valid major premise.

guǒ
qián
shì
cuò
de
 
zhěng
sān
duàn
lùn
jiù
chéng
 

If the major premise is false, the entire syllogism is invalid.

Zài
luó
shàng
 
men
huā
le
hěn
cháng
shí
jiān
lái
biàn
bié
qián
xiǎo
qián
 

In logic class, we spent a long time distinguishing between major and minor premises.

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