premissidestoriented
Premissidestoriented is a term used to describe an approach in argumentation and critical thinking that centers the evaluation of a claim on the premises that support it. In this orientation, the strength and relevance of conclusions are judged primarily by the quality, sufficiency, and explicitness of the premises, rather than by rhetorical appeal or intuitive resonance.
Coined as a portmanteau of "premiss" and "oriented" (with influence from the word "premise"), the term signals
Core features include explicit listing of premises, attention to whether premises are sufficient to entail the
In education, premissidestoriented methods help students practice rigorous argumentation and detect hidden assumptions. In automated reasoning