premiss

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premiss

The argument's main premiss is that all people are inherently good.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A statement or proposition that is assumed to be true and serves as the basis for an argument or conclusion. In logic, a premiss is a foundational statement from which reasoning proceeds.

  2. Verb:

    • To set forth or assume something as a premise; to base an argument or theory on a particular assumption. This usage is less common and formal.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The argument's major premiss was that all humans are mortal.
    • If we accept your premiss, then your conclusion logically follows.

  • Verb:

    • The theory is premised on the idea of universal human rights.
    • He premised his entire speech on a single historical anecdote.
Advanced Usage

  • "To premise something on/upon something": To base a theory, argument, or action on a particular idea or fact.

    • Her legal strategy was premised upon a novel interpretation of the statute.

  • "As a basic premiss": Used to introduce a fundamental assumption.

    • As a basic premiss, we must agree that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Variants and Related Words

  • Premise (n/v): The more common modern spelling of "premiss." Both words share identical meanings and usage.

    • The basic premise of the film is quite simple.

  • Premised (adj): Describing something that is based on a particular assumption.

    • A carefully premised argument.
Synonyms
  • Assumption: Something accepted as true without proof.
  • Postulate: A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning.
  • Presupposition: A thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument.
Related Phrases

  • "The premiss is flawed": Indicates that the foundational assumption of an argument is incorrect.

    • His conclusion was wrong because the premiss was flawed.

  • "To grant a premiss": To accept an assumption for the sake of argument.

    • I'll grant your first premiss, but the second one is questionable.
premiss

The argument's main premiss is that all people are inherently good.

Noun
  1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
    • on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
Verb
  1. take something as preexisting and given

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