The source calls the minor premise sughra and the major premise kubra. Their identities depend on the terms they contain, not merely on whether they are written first or second. The minor premise contains the subject of the conclusion; the major contains its predicate. In “Every human is a body,” the subject human occurs in the minor premise and body in the major premise.
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What minor and major premises mean
Kinds of Argument: Syllogism, Premises, Conclusion and Three Terms
The source calls the minor premise sughra and the major premise kubra. Their identities depend on the terms they contain, not merely on whether they are written first or second. The minor premise contains the subject of the conclusion; the major contains its predicate. In “Every human is a body,” the subject human occurs in the minor premise and body in the major premise.