Premise
noun
A statement or idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument or actions.
The core premise of her argument was that the economy was improving.
Often appears as...
- based on the premise
- argument premise
noun
A place where business, entertainment, or professional activities take place.
We were asked not to smoke inside the premises of the restaurant.
Often appears as...
- on the premises
- premises of
noun
In logic, a statement that is assumed to be true for the sake of argument within a system.
In a logical argument, you must accept the premise before you can debate the conclusion.
Often appears as...
- accept the premise
- logical premise
noun
A statement or idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument or actions.
The core premise of her argument was that the economy was improving.
Often appears as...
- based on the premise
- argument premise
noun
A place where business, entertainment, or professional activities take place.
We were asked not to smoke inside the premises of the restaurant.
Often appears as...
- on the premises
- premises of
noun
In logic, a statement that is assumed to be true for the sake of argument within a system.
In a logical argument, you must accept the premise before you can debate the conclusion.
Often appears as...
- accept the premise
- logical premise
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Argument Core
Premise in debates or reasoning always supports the main argument; it's not a random fact.
Her debate premise clearly supported why taxes should be lowered.
Pro Tip 2/3Starting Point
A premise is like a starting line in a race—it's where your thought process begins.
The premise of my thesis is that climate change requires immediate action.
Pro Tip 3/3Assumed True
When presenting a premise, it's presented as true to build an argument, even if debatable.
I based my argument on the premise that all people want happiness.
Pro Tip 1/3Argument Core
Premise in debates or reasoning always supports the main argument; it's not a random fact.
Her debate premise clearly supported why taxes should be lowered.
Pro Tip 2/3Starting Point
A premise is like a starting line in a race—it's where your thought process begins.
The premise of my thesis is that climate change requires immediate action.
Pro Tip 3/3Assumed True
When presenting a premise, it's presented as true to build an argument, even if debatable.
I based my argument on the premise that all people want happiness.
Pro Tip 1/3Argument Core
Premise in debates or reasoning always supports the main argument; it's not a random fact.
Her debate premise clearly supported why taxes should be lowered.
Pro Tip 2/3Starting Point
A premise is like a starting line in a race—it's where your thought process begins.
The premise of my thesis is that climate change requires immediate action.
Pro Tip 3/3Assumed True
When presenting a premise, it's presented as true to build an argument, even if debatable.
I based my argument on the premise that all people want happiness.
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How to gain control of...
generally on how to help their readers find an extra hour in the day. And the idea is that we'll shave bits of time off everyday activities, add it up, and we'll have time for the good stuff. I question the entire premise of this piece, but I'm always interested in hearing what they've come up with before they call me.
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Where good ideas come...
so that those ideas will remain valuable, and people will be incentivized to come up with more ideas, and the culture will be more innovative. But I think there's a case to be made that we should spend at least as much time, if not more, valuing the premise of connecting ideas and not just protecting them.
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Everything you think you...
it's a pretty simple premise. Get an addict, all the people in their life, gather them together, confront them with what they're doing, and they say, if you don't shape up, we're going to cut you off. So what they do is they take the connection to the addict, and they threaten it, they make it contingent
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Inside the bizarre world...
He knew the underlying facts, but he also knew that facts do not drive conversation online. What drives conversation online is emotion. See, the original premise of social media was that it was going to bring us all together, make the world more open and tolerant and fair And it did some of that.
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Exploring other...
We live in a three-dimensional world where everything has length, width, and height. But what if our world were two-dimensional? We would be squashed down to occupy a single plane of existence, geometrically speaking, of course. And what would that world look and feel like? This is the premise
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Would you sacrifice one...
They argue that it doesn't reveal anything because its premise is so unrealistic that study participants don't take it seriously. But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices
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What is abstract...
he made drip, or action, paintings following a similar premise, though he developed a signature technique and never looked for images or messages hidden in the works. First, he took the canvas off of the easel and laid it on the floor, a subversive act in itself.
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Monkey Friends PIPE Cheeky...
of killing them we rather advised him to put the better burglar proving in security doors on their premises to keep them out and sunset nobody is complaining again but monkeys do get shot and they have no official protection happily one policeman is not
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Stopping the brain drain...
along millions of people around the world would love to not see people die or suffer unnecessarily from illnesses that they could be prevented from I live under the premise that all lives are of
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The World According to...
be I'm not here to be didactic or professorial in any way it's like a funhouse I know nothing that's the premise I'm a humble student
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How to gain control of...
generally on how to help their readers find an extra hour in the day. And the idea is that we'll shave bits of time off everyday activities, add it up, and we'll have time for the good stuff. I question the entire premise of this piece, but I'm always interested in hearing what they've come up with before they call me.
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Where good ideas come...
so that those ideas will remain valuable, and people will be incentivized to come up with more ideas, and the culture will be more innovative. But I think there's a case to be made that we should spend at least as much time, if not more, valuing the premise of connecting ideas and not just protecting them.
Video examples
Everything you think you...
it's a pretty simple premise. Get an addict, all the people in their life, gather them together, confront them with what they're doing, and they say, if you don't shape up, we're going to cut you off. So what they do is they take the connection to the addict, and they threaten it, they make it contingent
Video examples
Inside the bizarre world...
He knew the underlying facts, but he also knew that facts do not drive conversation online. What drives conversation online is emotion. See, the original premise of social media was that it was going to bring us all together, make the world more open and tolerant and fair And it did some of that.
Video examples
Exploring other...
We live in a three-dimensional world where everything has length, width, and height. But what if our world were two-dimensional? We would be squashed down to occupy a single plane of existence, geometrically speaking, of course. And what would that world look and feel like? This is the premise
Video examples
Would you sacrifice one...
They argue that it doesn't reveal anything because its premise is so unrealistic that study participants don't take it seriously. But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices
Video examples
What is abstract...
he made drip, or action, paintings following a similar premise, though he developed a signature technique and never looked for images or messages hidden in the works. First, he took the canvas off of the easel and laid it on the floor, a subversive act in itself.
Video examples
Monkey Friends PIPE Cheeky...
of killing them we rather advised him to put the better burglar proving in security doors on their premises to keep them out and sunset nobody is complaining again but monkeys do get shot and they have no official protection happily one policeman is not
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Stopping the brain drain...
along millions of people around the world would love to not see people die or suffer unnecessarily from illnesses that they could be prevented from I live under the premise that all lives are of
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The World According to...
be I'm not here to be didactic or professorial in any way it's like a funhouse I know nothing that's the premise I'm a humble student
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Jeanne Shaheen
American Politician
The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance. It's one reason why it's important to have insurance when you're healthy, so that when you get sick, you won't go sign up just when you get sick, because that increases the cost for everyone.
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Joe Barton
American Politician
If we start - premise that the information is mine, and we give the individual's rights, we worry about what happens during a breach. If you try to protect access to it, as opposed to not even making it available, you have less to worry about who will break the wall.
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Yair Lapid
Israeli Politician
The democratic system is premised on trust in the masses' wisdom. We believe that the collective is wiser than its parts and that, at the end of the day, it shall make the right choices and take the right decisions.
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Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to it until I really know the voice of that character. It's almost as if the character is speaking to me.
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Holly Black
American Writer
I'm not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually, I start with a character, a premise, and some image that gives me a particular feeling.
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Nate Mendel
American Musician
How is AIDS research to progress when the premise of science is questioning but the premise of questioning HIV is considered so dangerous that even venturing into the facts is too great a risk?
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Julia Stiles
American Actress
I just thought 'Blue' was a great premise and a great set-up for conflict. I love the idea of exploring a character who's living a secret life and is going to drown in the lies she's telling.
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Naomi Wolf
American Author
Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our 'beauty' so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.
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Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek Director
The Lobster' is very particular, and we did need to create a very specific world with specific rules so the whole premise would work.
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Joe Cornish
English Comedian
I don't think it's an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake.
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Jeanne Shaheen
American Politician
The premise of insurance is to spread the risk. It's the premise of homeowner's insurance, of car insurance, and of health insurance. It's one reason why it's important to have insurance when you're healthy, so that when you get sick, you won't go sign up just when you get sick, because that increases the cost for everyone.
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Joe Barton
American Politician
If we start - premise that the information is mine, and we give the individual's rights, we worry about what happens during a breach. If you try to protect access to it, as opposed to not even making it available, you have less to worry about who will break the wall.
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Yair Lapid
Israeli Politician
The democratic system is premised on trust in the masses' wisdom. We believe that the collective is wiser than its parts and that, at the end of the day, it shall make the right choices and take the right decisions.
Quote examples
Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to it until I really know the voice of that character. It's almost as if the character is speaking to me.
Quote examples
Holly Black
American Writer
I'm not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually, I start with a character, a premise, and some image that gives me a particular feeling.
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Nate Mendel
American Musician
How is AIDS research to progress when the premise of science is questioning but the premise of questioning HIV is considered so dangerous that even venturing into the facts is too great a risk?
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Julia Stiles
American Actress
I just thought 'Blue' was a great premise and a great set-up for conflict. I love the idea of exploring a character who's living a secret life and is going to drown in the lies she's telling.
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Naomi Wolf
American Author
Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our 'beauty' so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.
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Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek Director
The Lobster' is very particular, and we did need to create a very specific world with specific rules so the whole premise would work.
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Joe Cornish
English Comedian
I don't think it's an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake.
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