major premise
major premiss

If one began with fear and hate as the major premise, one would have to go on to the conclusion.

The true basis of the decision is often an "inarticulate major premise" outside the law.

It appears in the major premise along with the middle term and not the minor term.

Your major premise, however, is: he's a dangerous kind of man.

A sign that we haven't chosen the major premise well.

This is the major premise on which belief and practice are based.

"The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition."

The Northern Dimension is a major premise in the political field.

His argument was based on two major premises; the inherent goodness of man, and the basic human need for approval.