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@GeorgeGirgis A premise is a statement that is supporting another statement, while a conclusion is a statement that is being supported by another statement.
Ex: No one under 18 years old can vote. Jen is 16 years old. Therefore, Jen cannot vote.
Here, you can see that "No one under 18 years old can vote" and "Jen is 16 years old" are not being supported by another statement. Why? Because they are supporting the last statement (Therefore, Jen cannot vote.). Therefore, the first two statements are the premises because they are supporting another statement. The last statement is a conclusion because it is being supported by another statement.
It might be easier to see in an example like that, but in these LSAT questions, the conclusions can be hidden. What I like to do is look for where I think the author has proclaimed their opinion the most, and then I see how that sentence is supported by the rest of the paragraph.
I hope this helped!