Can someone quickly explain to me what the difference between

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• lacomedia Alum Member

  October 2014 6 karma

  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.
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  LSATisland Free Trial Inactive Sage

  October 2014 1878 karma

  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.
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  harrismegan Member

  October 2014 2074 karma

  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 Free Trial Member

  October 2014 368 karma

  i always thought a principle is under xx condition, one should do yy.
• JimminyCricket Alum Member

  October 2014 16 karma

  thanks everyone!