To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings.
Within GNS Narrativist play, a moral or ethical question concerning human interactions -- adapted by Ron Edwards from the writings of Lajos Egri. Within fiction writing, this starts as an ideological challenge or question. The course of the plot then answers this challenge with a message or theme -- a judgmental statement about how to act, behave, or believe. References: Narrativism: Story Now
A dramatic story's focus, or moral.
A proposition that is offered in support of the truth of another proposition (the conclusion) in an argument.
a statement that provides reasons, grounds, or supports the conclusion to follow.
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
a basic fact or belief that is used as the basis for drawing conclusions
a fact or assumption that is the foundational basis for the argument
an argument the story makes
an assumption, a basis for conclusion, an idea upon which other ideas rest
a starting point of a logical discourse
a statement (a sentence that is either true or false) that is offered in support of the claim being made, which is the conclusion (which is also a sentence that is either true or false)
a statement offered as a reason for accepting the factual truth or factual falsity of another statement called a conclusion
a statement or proposition preceding the conclusion
a statement presumed true within the context of a discourse, especially of a logical argument
a statement that serves as the basis for an argument and from which you can draw conclusions
Also premiss (British spelling), evidence, warrant, justification, basis, ground, reason, and rationale. Any statement that is offered as a reason for belief in another statement. For our purposes, there must be at least one premise in an argument, but there is no upper limit.
5premIs/ n. statement on which reasoning is based
The basis of the story idea in its simplest form.
The stem in a matching test item; statement a pupil must match with a response.
The basic idea for a story often taking the form of a question or a problem.
a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. 2. To state in advance as an introduction or explanation. 3. To state or assume as a proposition or argument.
The level of agreement that separates an argument's starting point from its claims.
is used to control the continuity of the piece. This is a "What If" statement. Premise Driven- the presentation (the "patter, " plot, staging, and technical handling) is developed from a premise.
the question or problem that is the basic idea of a story.
is a proposition or statement that forms the foundation of an argument and helps support a conclusion. See also logic and syllogism. Prereading
is the proposition of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn; reason intended to support a conclusion. ( Intro)
n. a statement or belief that is taken for granted and is used as the basis for a theory, argument, etc.; a basic statement or position from which one develops an argument.
An assumption or a proposition on which an argument or explanation is based. In logic, premises are either major (general) or minor (specific); when combined correctly, they lead to a conclusion. See also syllogism.
In discourse, a premise (also "premiss" in British usage) is a claim which is part of a reason or objection. It is a statement presumed true within the context of the discourse for the purposes of arguing to a conclusion. Premises are sometimes stated explicitly by way of disambiguation or for emphasis, but more often they are left tacitly understood as being obvious or self-evident ("it goes without saying"), or not conducive to succinct discourse.
In mathematics and logic, premises are the formulas on which a step of a logical argument depends to obtain a consequence of those premises. Premises may be justified either as instances of axioms of an axiomatic system, or as consequences of previous steps of the argument, or as theorems, lemmas, or corollaries that have been established as part of a larger theory, or as assumptions to be discharged later as in natural deduction.
