A concept that stood out to me was all the different
premises. A premise is a proposition and argument that supports the conclusion.
There are a total of five different premises that can be used when writing an
argument. A descriptive premise is a
premise that is based on empirical facts, which are based on the five senses
such as sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing. A prescriptive premise is a
statement contains a value statement. An analogical premise is a premise
containing an analogy of two or more things that are being compared to one
another. Lastly, a definitional premise is a premise that helps to define a key
term in an argument. The premises are good to know because they teach the
correct way to argue without having appropriate knowledge of what a premises
actually is and how it works. You wont have a solid argument without them.
Premises sound really interesting but confusing. Its like making a statement assuming something is true without fully knowing if it is true? And also, I have trouble with the descriptive premise which is based on our senses because what each individual feels/smells/sees/etc is different from what another person might sense. So there can not be one empirical fact if all people feel something different. I also do not understand the prescriptive premise. Doesn't every statement have some sort of value to it? I am sure that you could argue that there are statements with more value to them but regardless each statement does have a value to it, so does that mean every statement is a prescriptive premise?
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