Premises and Conclusions Flashcards
1
Q
What is a premise?
A
A premise is a proposition lending support to the conclusion.
Premises are supposed to be statements that, if you accept they are true
Examples:
All roses are red
All red things are ugly
All roses are ugly
2
Q
What is the conclusion?
A
A conclusion is a outcome of a conclusion of statements
or premises
3
Q
Conclusion Indicators
A
- Therefore
- So
- It follows that
- Hence
- Thus
- Entails that
- We may conclude that
- Implies that
- Wherefore
- As a result
