HOWARD-SNYDER SOLUTIONS
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
⩥ Middle term (of a categorical syllogism). Answer: The term that
appears once in each premise.
⩥ Major term (of a categorical syllogism). Answer: The predicate term
of the conclusion.
⩥ Minor term (of a categorical syllogism). Answer: The subject term of
the conclusion.
⩥ Standard form. Answer: The premises and the conclusion are
categorical statements in standard form ("All S are P", "No S are P",
"Some S are P", "Some S are not P").
The first premise contains the major term.
The second premise contains the minor term.
The conclusion is stated last.