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Daniella-Vieira on August 2, 2018

Assuming the premise is correct

So we can ALWAYS assume the premise is right? Or will we ever be required to rely on prior knowledge to determine if a premise in itself is false?

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Anita on August 2, 2018

@Daniella-Vieira You should assume what is given to you ask facts are correct. If the premise is "the sky is pink," and the prompt wants you to make a deduction based on that, then assume that the sky is pink!