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'''Premise''' has a singular form, and a plural form '''premises'''.
"'''Premise'''" has a singular form, and a plural form, "'''premises'''", depending on the [[context]].
==Logic==
==Logic==
A '''premise''' in [[debate]] or [[logic]] means the proposition from which a [[conclusion]] is drawn. The proposition (the '''premise''') can be either proved or supposed. It is needed in order to apply logic and draw the desired conclusion.
A '''premise''' in [[debate]] or [[logic]] means the proposition from which a [[conclusion]] is drawn. The proposition (the '''premise''') can be either proved or supposed. It is needed in order to apply logic and draw the desired conclusion. Multiple premises can lead to multiple conclusions.
A common flaw in reasoning is to apply correct logic to a faulty '''premise''', as in "if embryonic [[stem cell]] research will save lives, then we should support it!" The '''premise''' of embryonic [[stem cell]] research saving lives is unproven and unjustified as a supposition, as all research has shown it to be essentially worthless. Note that statements of this sort ("if A, then B") require a correct premise, since no conclusions can be drawn from a false one - only propositions that take the more exclusive form of "only if A, then B" directly couple the truth value of the [[consequent]] to that of the [[antecedent]] in order to present a dichotomous choice.
A common flaw in reasoning is to apply correct logic to a faulty '''premise''', as in "if embryonic [[stem cell]] research will save lives, then we should support it!" The '''premise''' of embryonic [[stem cell]] research saving lives is unproven and unjustified as a supposition, as all research has shown it to be essentially worthless. Note that statements of this sort ("if A, then B") require a correct premise, since no conclusions can be drawn from a false one - only propositions that take the more exclusive form of "only if A, then B" directly couple the truth value of the [[consequent]] to that of the [[antecedent]] in order to present a dichotomous choice.