Lesson plan
Premise
A premise is a proposition offered to support a conclusion. Premises are true or false statements that act as the starting points of arguments by presenting reasons to substantiate or refute assertions. Each argument is made up of a set of premises together with a conclusion. For example, the premises "all men are mortal" and "Socrates is a man" guarantee the conclusion "Socrates is mortal". In ordinary language, premises can appear in the middle of a passage, often marked by indicator words, such as since and because. In formal logic, a common approach is to write each premise on a separate line, known as standard form. Different types of premises are distinguished by their form of expression, their role in arguments, and their content. Explicit premises are overtly stated, whereas implicit premises are tacitly assumed without appearing in the text, often involving uncontroversial common-sense information shared by speaker and audience. Independent premises present distinct reasons, providing separate support for the conclusion. They contrast with dependent premises, which only work in combination.…
Article summary
A premise is a proposition offered to support a conclusion. Premises are true or false statements that act as the starting points of arguments by presenting reasons to substantiate or refute assertions. Each argument is made up of a set of premises together with a conclusion. For example, the premises "all men are mortal" and "Socrates is a man" guarantee the conclusion "Socrates is mortal". In ordinary language, premises can appear in the middle of a passage, often marked by indicator words, such as since and because. In formal logic, a common approach is to write each premise on a separate line, known as standard form. Different types of premises are distinguished by their form of expression, their role in arguments, and their content. Explicit premises are overtly stated, whereas implicit premises are tacitly assumed without appearing in the text, often involving uncontroversial common-sense information shared by speaker and audience. Independent premises present distinct reasons, providing separate support for the conclusion. They contrast with dependent premises, which only work in combination.…
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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