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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | Anglo-Norman ''premisse'' , ''premesse'' and Middle French ''premisse'' (French ''prémisse'' ) (in [[Logic]]) each of the two [[propositions]] from which the [[conclusion]] is drawn in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism syllogism]. Neuter plural of the past participle of classical [[Latin]] ''praemittere'' to put before. | + | Anglo-Norman ''premisse'' , ''premesse'' and Middle French ''premisse'' (French ''prémisse'' ) (in [[Logic]]) each of the two [[propositions]] from which the [[conclusion]] is drawn in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism syllogism]. Neuter plural of the past participle of classical [[Latin]] ''praemittere'' to put before. |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1.a: a [[proposition]] antecedently [[supposed]] or [[proved]] as a basis of [[argument]] or [[inference]]; specifically : either of the first two propositions of a syllogism from which the [[conclusion]] is drawn | | *1.a: a [[proposition]] antecedently [[supposed]] or [[proved]] as a basis of [[argument]] or [[inference]]; specifically : either of the first two propositions of a syllogism from which the [[conclusion]] is drawn |
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| *3: plural [from its being identified in the premises of the deed] a : a tract of [[land]] with the buildings thereon :b : a building or part of a building usually with its appurtenances (as grounds) | | *3: plural [from its being identified in the premises of the deed] a : a tract of [[land]] with the buildings thereon :b : a building or part of a building usually with its appurtenances (as grounds) |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''premise''' is a [[statement]] that an [[argument]] claims will induce or justify a [[conclusion]] (or an address). In other [[words]]: a premise is an [[assumption]] that something is true. In [[logic]], an [[argument]] requires a set of [[two]] declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the ''premises'' along with another declarative sentence (or "proposition") known as the [[conclusion]]. This [[structure]] of two premises and one conclusion forms the basic [[argumentative]] [[structure]]. More [[complex]] [[arguments]] can utilize a series of rules to [[connect]] several premises to one [[conclusion]], or to derive a number of conclusions from the original premises which then act as premises for additional conclusions. An example of this is the use of the rules of [[inference]] found within [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_logic symbolic logic]. | + | A '''premise''' is a [[statement]] that an [[argument]] claims will induce or justify a [[conclusion]] (or an address). In other [[words]]: a premise is an [[assumption]] that something is true. In [[logic]], an [[argument]] requires a set of [[two]] declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the ''premises'' along with another declarative sentence (or "proposition") known as the [[conclusion]]. This [[structure]] of two premises and one conclusion forms the basic [[argumentative]] [[structure]]. More [[complex]] [[arguments]] can utilize a series of rules to [[connect]] several premises to one [[conclusion]], or to derive a number of conclusions from the original premises which then act as premises for additional conclusions. An example of this is the use of the rules of [[inference]] found within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_logic symbolic logic]. |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle] held that any [[logical]] argument could be reduced to three premises and a [[conclusion]]. Premises are sometimes left unstated in which case they are called ''missing premises'', for example: | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle] held that any [[logical]] argument could be reduced to three premises and a [[conclusion]]. Premises are sometimes left unstated in which case they are called ''missing premises'', for example: |
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| ::[[Socrates]] is [[mortal]], since all men are mortal. | | ::[[Socrates]] is [[mortal]], since all men are mortal. |