LSAT: PREMISE & CONCLUSION
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,The following ALWAYS introduce a premise but For
CONTAIN the conclusion either before the word or Since
after the premise in the SAME sentence Because
It's because they always appear in sentences where the conclusion is also a
part of the sentence. ut, you just have to remember that these three words are
locked in to introduce premises and you'll always find the conclusion in the
same sentence. Either it'll appear before the indicator word, or it'll appear after
the premise.
I am thirsty for I haven't drank all day.
The premise is "I haven't drank all day." The conclusion is "I am thirsty" Why?
Because I haven't drank all day. It's an argument.
For I haven't drank all day, I am thirsty. The conclusion now drops in after the
premise in the saem sentence.
Infers conclusion
[Infers from] the claim that premise
, Infers, from the claim that ____, that _____ Infers, from the claim that _[prem]_, that __[conc]___
If I said that "He offered X as an adequate If I said that "He offered X as an adequate defense/proof of Y", which half
defense/proof of Y", which half would be the would be the conclusion, which would be the premise? X would be the
conclusion, which would be the premise? Premise. It's the basis/grounds for defending/proving Y.
Infers ___on the basis of ___ Infers _[conc]_ on the basis of __[prem]__
On the basis of premise
Because ALWAYS introduces premise but also capture conclusions within the SAME
sentence either before the premise indicator word or after the premise.
It follows that Conclusion (usually)
As Premise
Therefore Conclusion (usually)
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,The following ALWAYS introduce a premise but For
CONTAIN the conclusion either before the word or Since
after the premise in the SAME sentence Because
It's because they always appear in sentences where the conclusion is also a
part of the sentence. ut, you just have to remember that these three words are
locked in to introduce premises and you'll always find the conclusion in the
same sentence. Either it'll appear before the indicator word, or it'll appear after
the premise.
I am thirsty for I haven't drank all day.
The premise is "I haven't drank all day." The conclusion is "I am thirsty" Why?
Because I haven't drank all day. It's an argument.
For I haven't drank all day, I am thirsty. The conclusion now drops in after the
premise in the saem sentence.
Infers conclusion
[Infers from] the claim that premise
, Infers, from the claim that ____, that _____ Infers, from the claim that _[prem]_, that __[conc]___
If I said that "He offered X as an adequate If I said that "He offered X as an adequate defense/proof of Y", which half
defense/proof of Y", which half would be the would be the conclusion, which would be the premise? X would be the
conclusion, which would be the premise? Premise. It's the basis/grounds for defending/proving Y.
Infers ___on the basis of ___ Infers _[conc]_ on the basis of __[prem]__
On the basis of premise
Because ALWAYS introduces premise but also capture conclusions within the SAME
sentence either before the premise indicator word or after the premise.
It follows that Conclusion (usually)
As Premise
Therefore Conclusion (usually)
