In discourse and logic, a premise is a claim that's a reason (or element of a set of reasons) for, or objection against, some other claim. In other words, it's a statement presumed true within the context of an argument toward a conclusion. Premises are sometimes stated explicitly by way of disambiguation or for emphasis, but more often they're left tacitly understood as being obvious or self-evident ("it goes without saying"), or not conducive to succinct discourse. For example, in the argumen… (More on Premise)