All ladies are beautiful. No men are beautiful. No men are a lady. Identify the major term in the above syllogism.
All ladies are beautiful. No men are beautiful. No men are a lady. Identify the major term in the above syllogism. Correct Answer Subject of the first premise and predicate of the conclusion
For this type of syllogism: The first two statements are premises and the last statement is conclusion.
Major Term: Predicate of conclusion
Minor Term: Subject of conclusion
Middle Term: Term that occurs in both the premises
By the above definition,
Conclusion: No men are ladies. → 'ladies' is the "major term" (It is the predicate of conclusion)
First premise: All ladies are beautiful. → "ladies" is also the subject of the first premise.
Here, the major term is "subject of the first premise and predicate of the conclusion".
Hence, option 3) is the correct answer.