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I need confirmation about parts of stimulus.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:15 am
by policestate1234
An implicit premise = assumption
An explicit assumption = premise

An assertion = claim

A claim is any premise in the argument that supports the conclusion.

Is this correct?

Re: I need confirmation about parts of stimulus.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:49 am
by Lasers
policestate1234 wrote:An implicit premise = assumption
An explicit assumption = premise

An assertion = claim

A claim is any premise in the argument that supports the conclusion.

Is this correct?
not sure, but a claim in an argument doesn't necessarily support the conclusion.