Illicit process of the minor

Illicit process of the minor

In the categorical syllogism (logic, formal, 5), the conclusion cannot be a proposition A or E unless the minor term appears in its premiss as distributed — i.e., as the subject of a proposition A or E, or the predicate of a proposition E or O. Violation of this rule is the fallacy of illicit process of the minor. — A.C.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy