In logic, an argument is a set of one or more declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the premises along with another declarative sentence (or "proposition") known as the conclusion. Aristotle held that any logical argument could be reduced to two premises and a conclusion. Premises are sometimes left unstated in which case they are called missing premises, for example in » :Socrates is mortal, since all men are mortal. It is evident that a tacitly understood claim is that Socrates i… (More on Premise)