In other potentially persuasive arguments, the premises give no rational grounds for accepting the conclusion.
Such premises give Banville a useful vehicle for his themes of mortality, creativity, and the possibility of making something truly new in a world that seems increasingly exhausted morally, politically, and spiritually.
Other ways of expressing the fact that an inference is deductively valid are to say that the truth of the premises gives (or would give) an absolute guarantee of the truth of the conclusion or that it would involve a logical inconsistency (as distinct from a mere mistake of fact) to suppose that the premises were true but the conclusion false.
Paul Leybourne, head of sales at retail communications and network provider Vodat International, says: "In store, Wi-Fi can be used to send alerts to anyone who enters the premises, giving them the option of becoming part of that retailer's database.
"Displaying visible hygiene ratings on the premises gives consumers clear information to make an informed decision about where they dine or purchase food.
When the officers approached, a worker on the premises gave them a binder that he said contained paperwork that explained why the crops that looked like marijuana were not marijuana, and why he thought the state and federal laws allowed him to grow it.
The premise given for the Bancrofts' eventual sell-out was almost comical.
The latter premise, given the modern challenges brought by globalization, questions the engineers' perceptions of self, as well as their understanding of engineering's role in society.
If Jason Alexander's failed "Bob Patterson," about a self-help guru, was a wonderful premise smothered in stale comedy, "Imagine That" is its opposite: a labored premise given wit and liveliness by glittering performances.
Both stake their hopes on a simple, visionary premise: Given opportunities, support, and acknowledgment that Islam and violence are not synonyms, the vast majority of young diaspora Muslims are likely to reject extremism on their own.
