Lemma (logic)

Lemma (logic)

In informal logic and argument mapping, a lemma is simultaneously a contention for premises below it and a premise for a contention above it.

See also

* Co-premise
* Objection
* Inference objection

* Lemma (mathematics)
* Lemma (linguistics)


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