

     | In an argument, the premisses form a representation of the
     | conclusion, because they indicate the interpretant of the
     | argument, or representation representing it to represent
     | its object.  The premisses may afford a likeness, index,
     | or symbol of the conclusion.  In deductive argument, the
     | conclusion is represented by the premisses as by a general
     | sign under which it is contained.  In hypotheses, something
     | like the conclusion is proved, that is, the pre