PP201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fallacy, Insider Trading, Samuel Joseph Fuenn
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Argument an attempt to justify or prove a conclusion. An argument tries to make you believe something and gives you reason to believe it. Conclusion what the argument is trying to make you believe. Premises the reason to believe the argument. If the answer to these questions are both yes then the passage is an argument. Indictor words can help you recognize an argument. Eyed needles have been found on paleolithic sites from 40,000 years ago. It is believed that paleolithic people used them to sew animal skins into protective suits. Explanations gives you reasons why something is true and tells you why things are as they are. There are several interrelated ways to distinguish arguments from explanations: We can ask whether the passage gives us evidence or causes. We can ask that we"re most willing to believe. We can ask whether the passage makes more sense as an argument or as an explanation.
