PSY 308 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Counterargument, Confirmation Bias

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 308
• Professor: Dana Williams

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Argument: consists of one or more statements that are used to provide support for a conclusion. Reason: the bases for believing that a conclusion is true. There can be one or more reasons for a conclusion. Reasoning changes an old view/belief into a new view/belief. If you cannot identify at least one premise and at least one conclusion, it is not an argument. Premise indicators: key words that often (not always) signal that the statement or statements that follow them are premises. Conclusion: the belief or statement that the writer or speaker is advocating. It is what the speaker wants you to do or believe. Conclusion indicators: key words that often (not always) signal that the statement or statements that follow them are conclusions. Therefore, hence, so, thus, consequently, then, shows that, accordingly, it follows that, we may infer (conclude) that, in summary, for all these reasons, it is clear that.