The clauses in this sentence are marked (a), (b) and (c), decide which one is the premise(s) and which one is the conclusion in its making an argument. (a) Since in American schools every child is unique and of equal worth with every other child, (b)academic competition, (c) which subverts this egalitarian and individualist creed, must be discouraged. The premise(s) ________; the conclusion __________.