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Immediate Inference
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1880 | On the Algebra of Logic | W 4:168; CP 3.169

A complete argument, with only one premiss, is called an immediate inference. Example: All crows are black birds; therefore, all crows are birds.

Citation
‘Immediate Inference’. Term in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/term/immediate-inference/page, 28.01.2023.
See also
Complete Argument