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To persuade someone of the reasonableness of a position, we present arguments in. An argument is a set of claims, one of which is meant to be supported by the. A conclusion is a claim meant to be supported by reasons offered in the argument. A premise is a claim put forth as a reason for a conclusion. When you move from a premise to a conclusion, we infer or make an inference (the movement of ) Arguments may occur in any context and involve any subject matter. An argument in our sense is not a dispute. Arguments can fail or may be false, or give little or no support for its conclusion. Bad argument= false claim or do not support the intended conclusion. A bad argument is still an argument. Not necessarily clear when the intention is present, when a claim is made by itself. Since and because are inference indicators: conclusion indicators, premise indicators.