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A false premise is a statement or proposition used as the starting assumption of an argument that is not true (i.e., factually incorrect or false).
Example: "All birds can fly" is a false premise: using it in "All birds can fly; penguins are birds; therefore penguins can fly" yields a valid but unsound argument.
Example: "All birds can fly" is a false premise: using it in "All birds can fly; penguins are birds; therefore penguins can fly" yields a valid but unsound argument.
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