Assumption
Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Major premiss and assumption are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Major premiss" with "Assumption", this terms are similar.
Major premiss
Major premiss noun - The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion).
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Assumption and major premiss are semantically related. You can use "Assumption" instead a noun phrase "Major premiss".
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Major premiss and Assumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/major_premiss
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