Arguments

An argument consists of a conclusion (which is what is being argued for) and a premise or premises which are the considerations which are being offered in favour of the conclusion.

The premises of this argument are, of course, "Socrates is a man" and "All men are mortal" and the conclusion is "Socrates is mortal".

Note: the conclusion of an argument need not come at the end. It might come at the beginning, as in:

            Socrates is mortal. For all men are mortal, and he is a man.

Or in the middle, as in:

            Socrates is a man. So, he is mortal. For all men are mortal.