The fully expressed reasoning is thus : In this example , the independent clauses preceding the comma ( namely , `` all men are mortal '' and `` Socrates is a man '' ) are the premises , while `` Socrates is mortal '' is the conclusion .
The fully expressed reasoning is thus : In this example , the first two independent clauses before the comma ( namely , `` all men are mortal '' and `` Socrates is a man '' ) are the premises , while `` Socrates is mortal '' is the conclusion .