Explain the term premise.

Short Answer: 

The word premise means a statement that will lead to a conclusion or justify the statement in an argument.

Long Answer: 

Premise is one of the statements of proof that leads to a conclusion. It is a fact or belief that supports another belief. It can also be a statement that someone takes for granted. It is with the help of a premise that we can arrive at a conclusion as it supports the argument .

E.g.: Scientists elaborate on the premises of their argument, and then moved on to their conclusion. 

Although there may be very little difference in the meaning between the words evidence, reason, and premise they have to be used according to the context. For example, you can have a reason for going to school but not evidence for going there. A researcher can have evidence for her hypothesis but not a premise as a premise is a statement, but a piece of evidence might be some object like a photograph or so. 

The word premise means a statement that will lead to a conclusion or justify the statement in an argument. 

Example:

Business men make a lot of money 

I want to earn a lot of money 

I should become a businessman. (Conclusion) 

Here we may see that the first two sentences are premises and the third sentence which is logically formed from the above sentences is the conclusion.