Hi,
In Question 11, he states that "In order to serve a useful purpose, a law must deter the kind of behavior it prohibits" and he states this is a general principle.
What is the difference between a premise and a general principle and how does that play a different role within the argument?
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Thanks for the question! So general principles can be premises, and general principles can be premises. So there’s overlap. But they don’t have to be the same. I assume you know what a premise is; it’s a statement that supports the main conclusion and itself is unsupported. But a general principle is just any statement that applies in a broad variety of situations, like “killing is bad.” That could cover Bob killing Joe in self-defense, or Mary killing Jane for some $GME.
Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.
