A premise is a statement serving as the starting point of an inference; a conclusion is the statement derived from the relevant premises. In the example, the two general statements are premises and “Every human is a body” is the conclusion. The word “therefore” cannot make an otherwise disconnected statement follow.
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Distinguishing premises and conclusion
Kinds of Argument: Syllogism, Premises, Conclusion and Three Terms
A premise is a statement serving as the starting point of an inference; a conclusion is the statement derived from the relevant premises. In the example, the two general statements are premises and “Every human is a body” is the conclusion. The word “therefore” cannot make an otherwise disconnected statement follow.