Seventy percent of freshmen at Wharfton College come from wealthy
families; therefore, probably about the same percentage of all Wharfton
College students come from wealthy families.Identify the premises and the conclusions in the following arguments.
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Premises 70 percent of the families are wealthy. Conclusion is that majority of students are from wealthy families
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The premise is that 70 percent of the freshmen come from wealthy families.
In order to identify the premises and conclusions in the given argument, we need to break down the argument into its individual statements.
Premise: Seventy percent of freshmen at Wharfton College come from wealthy families.
Conclusion: Therefore, probably about the same percentage of all Wharfton College students come from wealthy families.
The premise is the statement that provides evidence or support for the conclusion, while the conclusion is the statement being supported or inferred from the given premise.