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Conclusion First, Premise Afterwards. -- Joseph Rickaby
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Conclusion first, Premise afterwards.
-- Joseph Rickaby
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One sits down first, one thinks afterwards.
Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly as one man.
Minor Premise: One man can dig a posthole in sixty seconds....
Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterwards.
Sentence first -- verdict afterwards. -- Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Major premise: Sixty men can do sixty times as much work as one man.
Minor premise: A man can dig a posthole in sixty seconds....
LOGIC, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion -- thu...
dictionary flame n. [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.
A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality....
dictionary flame: [USENET] n. An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.
A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality....