PP201 Lecture 1: Week 1 Notes
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Components of an argument: conclusion: the claim the argument is making for you to accept, premises: reason to support the conclusion. Points to convince that the conclusion is accurate. Indicator words: how to distinguish between the conclusion and premise: conclusion indicator words: thus, therefore, hence, so, it follows that, shows that, indicates that, proves that, then. Indicator words for premises: for, since, because, for the reason that, on the grounds that, follows from: use these words when your sure this is an argument. Explanations: why something is true but gives no reason to believe it. If it describes the cause then it"s the explanation. A rule of argumentation is that premises must always be more certain than conclusions. If not, then it is an argument: also its an argument when you don"t already know the main point. They usually offer you new information, but provide no reasons for their truth and provide no reasons to believe that they are true.
