What a Premise is and is not.
A premise can come at the end of an argument. T or F?
True
A premise may be true but irrelevant to the conclusion. T or F?
True
The premise of an argument always comes first. T or F?
False
A argument can be either true or false or both. T or F?
False, it can be true or false but NOT both.
If a premise is false it is always irrelevant to the conclusion. T or F?
False, it could be relevant.
An argument doesn't have to have a premise but can have as many as it wants. T or F?
False, it has to have at least 1 premise.
In an argument, the truth of a premise depends on the truth of the conclusion. T or F?
False, the premise could still be right if argument is wrong.
Common premise indicators are: -given that, -clearly, -since, for, -because, -for, -as, -follows from, -as shown be, -in asmuch as, -as indicated by, -the reason(s) is (are) that, -for the reason that, -may be inferred from, -may be derived from, -may be deduced from, -in view of the fact that. T or F?
True
In an argument, a premise is a proposition offered as evidence for a conclusion. T or F?
True
The premises in an argument are the reasons offered as evidence for the conclusion. T or F?
True