Logic

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argument

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A set of claims put forth as offering support for a further claim. Composed of supporting claims and the supported claim. These are offered when someone justifies a claim by giving reasons for it.

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conclusion

Back 2

in an argument, the claim for which premises are intended as support. It is this claim that the arguer tries to make credible.

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conditional statement

Back 3

A connection is asserted between one thing and another said to be dependent on it. These don't constitute arguments but can be used in arguments

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explanation

Back 4

An account showing, or attempting to show, how it came to be that a fact or an event is the way it is. These specify the causes of events and are not arguments themselves.

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indicator words

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Words typically used in arguments to indicate that a person is reasoning from premises to a conclusion. These do not only appear in arguments.

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nonargument

Back 6

a passage or speech that does not contain an argument

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opinion

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A belief typically about a matter open to dispute, where there is not full proof and others have different ideas. Often people are aware that their opinions are not fully backed up by evidence and hold less firmly to them than to other beliefs for which their is more conclusive evidence, less disagreement, or both.

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premise

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A supporting reason in an argument. It is put forward as being acceptable and providing rational support for a further claim.