Can someone quickly explain to me what the difference between

JimminyCricket

A premise and a general principle?

I just think of a general principle as a state set of beliefs? But I am not sure, and sometimes mix the premise and principle up in a question, although I treat them both as a premise.

lacomedia

I might not be right but I think it is always good to return to the whole concept of a premise and conclusion. In the sense that a premise is there to support a conclusion. But a general principle might just be context and not necessarily have anything to do with the argument.

Premise + Conclusion= Argument.

I hope this helps.

LSATisland

Yup. Premise supports a conclusion. That is an argument: using the premise(s) to conclude something.

For example:

Premise #1: I am hungry.
Premise #2: Look, there are some granola bars.
Conclusion: I should eat the granola bars.

A principle is a rule. An LSAT question may ask you to apply a rule to particular facts, or to justify the principle.

Feel free to PM me for more assistance.

harrismegan

A premise supports a conclusion.

Conclusion: I like bunnies
Premise: Because bunnies are soft. I like soft things.

A principle is kind of like..... something that can be said broadly.

Example)
Becky was running with a knife and she fell and killed her friend Jimmy by accident.
Principle: You should not run with sharp objects.

That's how I view it anyways. There might be a specific situation, and then you'll pull something more general out of it. And I believe 7sage mentions that principles describe human behaviour on the LSAT, most often.

mimimimi

i always thought a principle is under xx condition, one should do yy.

JimminyCricket

thanks everyone!