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In Bayesian statistical inference, those premises are given by the prior over the hypotheses, $P(h_{\theta})$ for $\theta \in \Theta$, and the likelihood functions, $P(s \mid h_{\theta})$, as determined for each hypothesis $h_{\theta}$ separately.

It is the "fallacious deductions" characterized in (4), however, that come closest to the focus of the Sophistical Refutations although in many of the examples given what stands out is that the premises are given as answers in dialogue and are to be maintained by the answerer, not necessarily that they are dialectical in the sense of being common opinions.

When we arrived, his premises were given over to blocks of concrete, marble and piles of steel girders heaped among olive trees.

That tediously obvious premise is given no illumination in this film, which was presumably largely improvised.

This absurdist premise is given a logical explanation at the end, which defeats the purpose.

PH The "new neighbours on the block" premise is given new life in this ambitious, surreal comedy pilot from Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly – writing together for the first time since Pulling.

There's no gym on the premises, but guests are given a £15 voucher toward the cost of a day membership to a nearby health club.

Room Service There is no room service per se (there's no restaurant on the premises), but guests are given vouchers for nearby bakeries and cafes for breakfast, or the staff can arrange to order in, with no service fee.

He mentions three such arguments, based on the premise that graces are given to sinners who are not entirely converted; on the premise that grace often falls upon hearts disposed in such a way that the grace does not bear fruit; and, finally, on the premise that graces given to sinners sometimes end up making them even more guilty.

The premise is that the students are given a crash course in ethical philosophy that acquaints them with influential ideas, such as utilitarianism and deontology.

Worth1000 hosts online contests in which Photoshop wizards are given an outrageous premise — make a celebrity look like a "Star Wars" character, for instance, or place the White House on Mars — and compete to see who can create the most believable photographic images.