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18 Cards in this Set
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Reason
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A statement advanced for the purpose of establishing a claim.
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Conclusion
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a claim that has been reached by the process of reasoning.
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Case
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a series of arguments, all advanced to support the same general contention or set of conclusions.
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Inference
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a conclusion drawn on the basis of reasons.
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logical sense
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sense of how arguments develop.
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indicators
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words or phrases such as "because" or "therefore" that provide important clues about the reasons or conclusions in an argument.
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Cues
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words or phrases that signal something, other than a reason or a conclusion, about the content of an argument.
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reservation
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a statement in an argument that acknowledges the existence of an argument, evidence, or attitude that opposes the conclusion being advanced.
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James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the complex double-helix structure of the DNA molecule in 1959.
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Fact
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Pictures beamed back from the Hubble Telescope reveal the universe to be a place of exquisite beauty.
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Value
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The United States should immediately pass stiffer laws regulating the use of animals in product research.
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Value
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The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren F1 is the fastest production car on the market from 0 to 60 miles per hour.
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Fact
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Same-sex marriages should be legal in all fifty states.
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Value
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At the current rate of consumption, Earth's reserves of crude oil will be depleted by 2080.
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Value
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Saving the jobs of local loggers is more important than saving old-growth forests in the region.
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Policy
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The human-like face seen on the surface of Mars in images from the Viking spacecraft is clearly the work of intelligent inhabitants of the red planet.
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Fact
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We must pass stiffer handgun legislation immediately.
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Policy
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Tabloid headline: Baby born singing Elvis tunes.
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