Premise

A premise is a statement which an argument claims will justify a conclusion.^[1] The proof of a conclusion depends on both the truth of the premises and the validity of the argument.

↑ "Argument: a sequence of statements such that some of them (the premises) purport to give reasons to accept another of them, the conclusion" : The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press. p43

[1] "Argument: a sequence of statements such that some of them (the premises) purport to give reasons to accept another of them, the conclusion" : The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press. p43

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