premises

Examples of premises in the following topics:

• The Postmodernist Perspective

• Logic

  • Deductive reasoning is a process that starts with a set of premises (or a priori truths) or general principles and through rules of logic, "deduces" a conclusion about a specific case.
  • There are usually two premises: a major premise and a minor premise.
  • If the general principle or major premise were that all the water in the lake was safe to drink, then deductive reasoning would conclude that a specific glass of water from the lake (the minor premise is the water is from the lake) is safe to drink.
  • The internal logic could be correct but if either of the premises were false, correct deductive logic would not yield true conclusions.

• The Middle

  • The speech can be divided loosely into two categories of discussion: premises and conclusions.
  • The logic for this is fairly simple if you think of premises and conclusions  as 'if' and 'then' statements.
  • If you do not have premises to support your conclusion, you should reconsider what you are trying to communicate.
  • Information – This is where the premises come in.
  • Valid premises lead to sound or cogent conclusions, while invalid premises result in unsound or uncogent conclusions.

• Reasoning

  • Deduction is the process of reasoning from one or more general statements, known as premises, to reach a logically certain conclusion.
  • If all premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion reached is necessarily true.
  • Unlike deductive reasoning , it allows for the possibility that the conclusion is false, even if all the premises are true.
  • Unlike deductive reasoning, the premise does not guarantee the conclusion, and is considered an inference to the best explanation.
  • Two of the major forms of reasoning which utilize general statements, or premises, as well as specific statements in arriving at a logical conclusion.

• The Trait-Theory Approach

  • The model rests on two basic premises about leadership traits.
  • The first premise states that effective leadership derives not from any one trait, but from an integrated set of cognitive abilities, social capabilities, and dispositional tendencies, with each set of traits adding to the influence of the other.
  • The second premise maintains that the traits differ in how directly they influence leadership.
  • The premise suggests that distal attributes (such as dispositional attributes, cognitive abilities, and motives/values) come first and then lead to the development of proximal characteristics.

• Critical reflection

  • Cranton concisely listed three types of reflection that involves movement toward the emancipatory domain: content, process and premise reflection (Cranton, 1994, p. 48).
  • Content reflection is an examination of the content or description of a problem; process reflection involves checking on the problem; premise reflection happens when the problem itself is questioned.
  • The importance of the premise reflection is repeatedly stressed throughout Mezirow's theory, and he concludes that "premise reflection is the dynamic by which our belief systems - meaning perspective - become transformed (Mezirow, 1991, p. 111)

• Different Lines of Reasoning

  • Inductive reasoning is probabilistic; it only states that, given the premises, the conclusion is probable.
  • Deductive reasoning involves using given, true premises to reach a conclusion that is also true.
  • The first premise states that all objects classified as "men" have the attribute "mortal. " The second premise states that "John" is classified as a "man"—a member of the class or group of "men. " The conclusion then states that "John" must be "mortal" because he inherits this attribute from his classification as a "man. " If both premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion of the argument follows by logical necessity.

• The Role of Transitions

  • Develop a general premise: constructing a presentation will require that you begin by developing your goal and translating it into a general premise you will state to your audience.
  • Generate main points and organize them strategically: after you have established a premise, you will be able to generate main points to support this claim.

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Product Orientation

  • The premises implicit in this orientation include:
  • Describe the basis for a company using product orientation as its marketing premise