In the light of syllogistic argument which of the following is/ are incorrect ?
(A) The predicate term of the conclusion is the major term.
(B) The subject term of the conclusion is the minor term.
(C) The middle term must occur only once in the premise.
(D) The middle term must be distributed at least once in the conclusion.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) (C) and (D) Only. Statement (C) is incorrect because the middle term must appear in each premise of a syllogism but does not need to appear only once; it typically appears once in each of the two premises. Statement (D) is also incorrect as the middle term should not appear in the conclusion at all; its purpose is to connect the premises and should be eliminated by the time the conclusion is drawn. The correct role of the middle term is to link the other two terms (major and minor) in the premises, allowing a conclusion about their relationship to be inferred.
Information Booster:
- (A) The predicate term of the conclusion being the major term is correct. It is the term in the predicate position in the conclusion and typically in the predicate position in the major premise.
- (B) The subject term of the conclusion being the minor term is also correct. It is the term in the subject position in the conclusion and typically in the subject position in the minor premise. These roles are essential for maintaining the logical structure of a syllogistic argument.