BUS 221 Lecture 7: Lecture 7
8 Apr 2017
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Making good business decisions: means having the right ideas on which to base your actions. In group settings: getting others to go along with you. Arguments: an argument is a set of claims in which some of those claims are offered as reasons in support of another. Either spoken or in writing: an opinion by itself is not an argument. Every argument must have: a main point, or conclusion, one or more supporting reasons, or premises. In english, there are special words that suggest that an argument is being given. Premise indicators: suggest that a premise (reason) is about to be given, since, due to the fact that, given that, as, because. Conclusion indicators: suggest that a conclusion is coming next, so, therefore, thus, hence. Argument reconstruction: typically, the arguments we encounter are presented in a natural language (such as. English: such languages are great for nuances and subtle expression, but they sometimes lack clarity.
