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	False premise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A false premise is an incorrect proposition that forms the basis of a logical syllogism.
		Since the premise (proposition, or assumption) is not correct, the conclusion drawn may be in error.
		For this reason, an argument based on false premises can be much more difficult to refute, or even discuss, than one featuring a normal logical error, as the truth of its premises must be established to the satisfaction of all parties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/False_premise (275 words)

	False dilemma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A false dilemma may not necessarily be limited to two choices; it may involve three possibilities, in which case it is known as a trifurcation, or more, in which case the dilemma may be more the result of accidental omission than deliberate intent.
		This argument is a false dilemma, because there are many other reasons why Mark may have been late for work (he might have decided to quit his job unannounced, he might have been arrested for traffic offences, and so on).
		False dilemmas are often used in arguments for the existence of God as seen in a pro-Christian book entitled:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/False_dilemma (455 words)

	Promise Keepers: The Seven False Premises
		FALSE PREMISE #1 - If it works, it must be right.
		While not dedicated to converting its participants to charismatics PK is committed to creating unity based on a common experience at least as heady as the "signs and wonders" of the charismatics.
		The outcome of the previous premise of ecumenicity is the acceptance of Roman Catholicism along with new evangelical and apostate Protestantism.
	www.cephasministry.com /promise_keepers_the_seven_false_premises.html (2177 words)

	Examination of Modern NT Text Criticism (1/2)
		Based on this hidden premise, Westcott and Hort derived principles of text criticism, and then used these principles to prove their major premise, thus closing the loop forming a circle of reasoning that is spread out over 150 pages of presentation.
		The error of their major premise is demonstrated in that (1) Westcott and Hort's favored texts bear all the marks of Gnostic corruptions compared to the traditional text, (2) the evidence they offer is extremely weak, (3) the data speaking against their major premise is abundant and powerful.
		Although unnecessary to the refutation of their major premise, the works of Westcott and Hort, and their biographers have clearly shown that (4) the beliefs of Westcott and Hort were biased in favor of Gnosticism.
	av1611.com /kjbp/articles/young-examination1.html (8093 words)

	Re: On interracial relationships, or anything
		If race is a false premise, it : >: does not mean that race based practices do not exist, only that : >: they are based on a false premise and are therefore stupid.
		I have a neighbor who : acts on the premise that the democratic party is trying to control his : behavior by beaming radiation at him through the walls.
		The missing premise, as I have discussed, goes to values, and race per se, though it exists, is insufficient.
	www.theafrican.com /Magazine/Asili/7.htm (1506 words)

	First Handout
		AND the argument is valid because it is clearly impossible for "Snow is white" to be true as premise and false as conclusion.
		For example, consider an argument from the premise that an altruistic stage of moral development occurs AFTER a selfish stage to the conclusion that altruism ought to be preferred to selfishness.
		This involves reasoning from premises to a conclusion where the truth of the premise(s) is simply irrelevant to the truth of the conclusion.
	www.msu.edu /~marianaj/Handout1.htm (6138 words)

	JURIST - Forum: The UN Guantanamo Report: False Premise, Flawed Conclusions
		Instead, the Report wholeheartedly adopts a false premise that the United States "is not currently engaged in an international armed conflict between two Parties to the … Geneva Conventions." Thus, in their eyes, the detainees are entitled to all the provisions of international law that would otherwise not apply.
		Not only does the United States reject this false premise, but it is not supported by any pronouncement or resolution from the United National Security Council.
		As is the practice in all wars, the purpose of detention is not to punish the enemy combatant, but to protect the host nation from future acts of violence by the enemy.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /forumy/2006/03/un-guantanamo-report-false-premise.php (1426 words)

	Study Guide for Exam 1
		That is, I want you to explain, for each premise in the argument, why someone would think that premise is true.
		Be sure to give the rationale for each premise of the argument (that is, the reason to think that the premise is true).
		Be sure to say what a moral reformer is. When you are explaining the second premise of the argument, discuss some particular moral reformer who you might think was not mistaken.
	spot.colorado.edu /~heathwoo/Phil220/exam1.html (960 words)

	Opposition bishops' false premise that Venezuelan Catholicism is Roman and orthodox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Opposition bishops' false premise that Venezuelan Catholicism is Roman and orthodox
		Chavez Frias comes from a background of popular religiosity or “popular Catholicism,” which adheres to an invisible agreement between the official church and popular expression of Catholicism the people recognize the hierarchy, and give it legitimacy, while the hierarchy turns a blind eye to non-Roman religious expressions and forms of organization.
		When some bishops use the argument that Roman Catholicism forms the substratum of Venezuelan culture, they are using an ideological argument based on the false premise that Venezuelan Catholicism is Roman and orthodox.
	www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=8717 (511 words)

	“Hypothetical Syllogism”
		The component that the premises have in common is the antecedent of one and the consequent of the other.
		I will show that the argument cannot have true premises and a false conclusion by showing that if the conclusion is false, there must be a false premise.
		The component that the premises have in common is the consequent of both.
	www.uncg.edu /phi/phi115/hypsyll.htm (515 words)

	Answer Key: 1.4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Assuming the missing premise is "All hexagons have six sides" the argument is invalid (false premise, false conclusion), unsound.
		Valid argument: An argument such that it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false
		Invalid argument: A deductive argument such that it is possible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false
	ethics.acusd.edu /Courses/logic/answers/Exercise1_4.html (155 words)

	JEFF'S ESSAY ON TEXTUAL CRITICISM
		In essence what is behind their major premise is a subtext accusing the Christian church as a whole of false doctrine and successful suppression of the true church.
		Consequent Assumptions of Westcott and Hort are False Because the Major Premise is False.
		Derived from their major premise are several principles used in the text critical method that are wrong because the major premise is wrong.
	www.purewords.org /kjb1611/html/jeffessy.htm (14318 words)

	No false premise behind war: Downer. 01/04/2005. ABC News Online
		No false premise: Mr Downer says Australia was clear about the rationale for war.
		The Foreign Minister is standing by Australia's decision to go to war in Iraq, after a top-level United States report denounced the intelligence used to justify invasion.
		But Alexander Downer denies Australia joined the war under a false premise.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200504/s1336269.htm (430 words)

	EXAMINATION OF MODERN NEW TESTAMENT TEXT CRITICISM THEORY AND METHODS
		The true God is nothing like false gods, and it is a sin to mix in the teachings of false gods (Ro 1:16-28), or to seek out familiar spirits (Isa.
		This apostasy would deny miracles and be based on the passions of the false prophets who are willingly ignorant that the word of God is almighty.
		This is evidenced by (i) the translations, (ii) the witness of the fathers, (iii) the witness of the lectionaries, and (iv) the witness of the later copies
	www.wayoflife.org /fbns/examinationof.htm (14536 words)

	israelinsider: diplomacy: Analysis: Cabinet vote based on false premise of US support for Israeli blocs
		Sunday's combined cabinet votes on the planned evacuation of Jewish settlers and the route of Israel's security fence highlighted the false premise on which Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sold his "disengagement" plan to the Israeli public.
		Combining the two issues at Sunday's cabinet meeting illustrated Sharon's continued reliance on the premise of give-and-take upon which he launched the retreat plan.
		His ministers were asked to debate and vote on the implementation of the Expulsion and Compensation Law in four phases.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Diplomacy/5033.htm (862 words)

	Security v. Freedom: The False Choice - Reclaimdemocracy.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But to have meaningful discussion, the premise that American freedom either enabled the crimes of 9/11 to occur or hinders the effectiveness of terrorism prevention should be scrutinized.
		That premise, underlying the "Patriot Act" and the Bush administration's draft Domestic Security Enhancement Act ("Patriot II") doesn't hold up to such scrutiny.
		No credible evidence has been presented that legalizing more invasive technology and granting law enforcement agencies the sweeping power to arrest, detain and spy on citizens enhances the safety of Americans.
	reclaimdemocracy.org /civil_rights/security_freedom_false_choice.html (1339 words)

	KMC Forums - False Premise in the Matrix
		The whole premise of the Matrix is based upon the fact that the humans "scorched the sky" making it impossible for the machines to use solar power.
		He passed over Dor-nu-Fauglith like a wind amid the dust, and all that beheld his onset fled in amaze, thinking that Oromë himself was come: for a great madness of rage was upon him, so that his eyes shone like the eyes of the Valar.
		The premise is flawed in an even more fundamental way.
	www.killermovies.com /forums/f42/t6351.html (1426 words)

	False Premise
		In fact, this ineffective paradigm of selling (which often hides under the guise of persistency) is based on a false premise.
		You have lived your entire career with a premise that qualified prospects are scarce.
		But if you've gone back again and again to the same prospect after they have said no many times, you have been gripped by the false paradigm that qualified prospects are scarce.
	fsc.fsonline.com /fsj/archive/080199klie.html (742 words)

	NoNAIS.org » VT False Voluntary Premise ID
		NoNAIS.org » VT False Voluntary Premise ID NoNAIS.org
		VT False Voluntary Premise ID Alert - State — walterj 5:33 am
		There are reports on discussion lists of the Vermont Department of Agriculture using information from bird fanciers to sign up people for the voluntary Premise ID program without their explicit permission.
	nonais.org /index.php/2006/05/01/vt-false-voluntary-premise-id (1017 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Letters / Stem cell foes use false premise
		GOVERNOR Romney and other opponents of therapeutic stem cell research claim moral and ethical reasons for their opposition, but their reasoning is based on a false premise -- that an embryo is a human life (Page A1, March 30).
		No embryo has ever become a human being without implantation.
		It is morally and ethically reprehensible to delay therapeutic stem cell research.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2005/04/01/stem_cell_foes_use_false_premise (279 words)

	VN Boards - False premise about limitations of computer AI
		There is one thing that sort of pisses me off about the whole premise of what AI can and can’t do.
		I think all the things that we understand as "feelings," such as love or compassion, or faith are all extensions of a highly complex mechanical system.
		The Architect knew that a program like the Oracle was necessary to keep humanity alive, but didn't understand that given her programming, it would be in her nature to help the humans.
	vnboards.ign.com /Message.aspx?topic=59195437 (1452 words)

	''The False Premise is from the Darwinists'' \| BaltimoreChronicle.com
		''The False Premise is from the Darwinists''
		Tyldesley makes one correct observation, but it is by mistake.
		The debate is false, but the false premise is from the Darwinists.
	baltimorechronicle.com /2005/083005Plyler.shtml (536 words)

	Learn the Facts about Hunting
		Isn't it more humane to kill wildlife by hunting than to allow animals to starve?
		This question is based on a false premise.
		Hunters kill opossums, squirrels, ravens, and numerous other plentiful species without any notion of shooting them so that they do not starve or freeze to death.
	www.hsus.org /wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/hunting/learn_the_facts_about_hunting.html (1941 words)

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		3.12 - Kinds of Valid Arguments: True Conclusion False Conclusion True Premises Some Valid, Some Not ALL INVALID A False Premise Some Valid, Some Not Some Valid, Some Not So there are seven kinds of examples: Assume: All Ford cars have four tires.
		Although the first premise actually is false, it is possible for it to be true; and if it were true (if all Fords had four doors), and if the second premise were also true, as it is, then under those conditions it would have to be the case that Henry’s car has four doors.
		5.223 - Guarding is not appropriate (= hedging) when the guarded premise does not provide enough support for the conclusion.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~phil03/handouts/Phil3_01OCT.doc (715 words)

	False Premise
		To paraphrase, she asked, "If we use funds to increase our military, where will we find the needed funds for social programs?"
		Here, ladies and gentlemen, is the underlying false premise of the question: that strengthening our military is somehow 'bad,' while pouring additional funds into social programs is 'good.'
		Both candidates, as well as many of their supporters, fail to realize the grave importance of a strong, alert military.
	www.american-partisan.com /cols/razzano/012000.htm (722 words)

	Hal Lindsey is Making Predictions–Again
		If the Sanhedrin of the first century was wrong, as the NT says it was, what makes Lindsey think that the Sanhedrin of the twenty-first century is going to be right?
		Operating from a false premise, Lindsey then makes this observation: “The religious sages began to consider the rebuilding of the Temple and reinstitution of ancient animal sacrifices as prescribed in the Law of Moses.” So what?
		What verse in the NT mentions anything about rebuilding the temple and reinstituting animal sacrifices?
	www.americanvision.org /articlearchive/02-18-05.asp (768 words)

	Amazon.com: The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War (Publicaffairs Reports): ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Amazon.com: The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War (Publicaffairs Reports): Books: Craig R. Whitney
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		The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War (Publicaffairs Reports) (Paperback)
	amazon.com /WMD-Mirage-Deception-Americas-Publicaffairs/dp/1586483617 (1592 words)

	Lebanon: The Intifada's False Premise - Middle East Quarterly - Spring 2002
		Lebanon: The Intifada's False Premise - Middle East Quarterly - Spring 2002
		On May 24, 2000, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) completed a unilateral withdrawal from southern Lebanon, ending a 22-year occupation.
		Other items in category Arab-Israel conflict & diplomacy
	www.meforum.org /article/173 (4513 words)

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