Sentence examples for missing premise from inspiring English sources

The underlying assumption or missing premise here is that, according to Gomès, all agreements signify progress.

That is, if the missing premise is a necessary sentence, then the consequence is an absolute/simple one.

But if the missing premise is a contingent truth (it has to be true with respect to the time indicated by the verbs of the consequence, otherwise the original material consequence does not hold), then the original material consequence holds only in some situations, namely the situations in which the contingent sentence happens to be true, and is thus an as-of-now consequence.

The missing premises here are that, according to Gomès, all families that instil a work ethic into their children are successful families but also that all families that do not instil a work ethic in their children are unsuccessful families.

It's a growth industry--the hundreds of books, tapes and videos available on the craft of writing; the multitudes of conferences, seminars and workshops (some of which I've taught myself over the years); the teachers and coaches and gurus promising to reveal the secrets of the "can't-miss" premise, the "never-fails" plot structure, the "you-can't-help-but-love-'em" lead characters.

"The pictures miss the premise of the event, which is that the mayor spontaneously jumps into the pool with the kids," said Stu Loeser, a spokesman for the mayor.

This view, though, entirely misses the premise behind the protests in the first place: calling out systemic racism.

This transforms the paradeigma into a syllogistic argument with a missing or enthymematic premise, and our attention shifts to possible means for establishing that premise (with single-case induction as one such means).

They soon determined that he was missing from the premises and sought the public's help to find him.

It has a fascinating fictional premise: a missing child who comes back and a changed family who have to get used to the idea.

The premise of missing a loved one at Christmas is hardly unfamiliar – Elvis Presley, Mud, Jona Lewie and The Darkness have all scored huge seasonal smashes with a similar theme – but "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" towers over all others.