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Argument - ANSWER a set of statements wherein one statement is claimed to
follow from or be derived from the others.
Fact Sets - ANSWER are a collection of statements without a conclusion
What is this?: All professors are ethical. Mason is a professor. So Mason is ethical. -
ANSWER Argument
What is this?: The Jacksonville area has just over one million residents. The Cincinnati
area has almost two million residents. The New York area has almost twenty million
residents. - ANSWER Fact Set
Primary Objective #1 - ANSWER Determine whether the stimulus contains an
argument or if it is only a set of actual facts.
Premise - ANSWER A fact, position, or statement from which a conclusion is
made.
Conclusion - ANSWER A statement or judgement that follows from one or more
reasons.
because - ANSWER premise
since - ANSWER premise
,for - ANSWER premise
for example - ANSWER premise
for that reason that - ANSWER premise
in that - ANSWER premise
given that - ANSWER premise
as indicated by - ANSWER premise
due to - ANSWER premise
owing to - ANSWER premise
this can be seen from - ANSWER premise
we know this by - ANSWER premise
thus - ANSWER conclusion
therefore - ANSWER conclusion
hence - ANSWER conclusion
consequently - ANSWER conclusion
,as a result - ANSWER conclusion
so - ANSWER conclusion
accordingly - ANSWER conclusion
clearly - ANSWER conclusion
must be that - ANSWER conclusion
follows that - ANSWER conclusion
for this reason - ANSWER conclusion
Primary Objective #2 - ANSWER If the stimulus contains an argument, identify
the conclusion of the argument. It the stimulus contains a fact set, examine each
fact.
Therefore, since.... - ANSWER conclusion/ premise
Thus, because.... - ANSWER conclusion/ premise
Hence, due to.... - ANSWER conclusion/ premise
additional premise - ANSWER For good measure an argument will add another
premise that supports the conclusion but is sometimes non-essential to the
conclusion.
, Furthermore - ANSWER additional premise
Moreover - ANSWER additional premise
Besides - ANSWER additional premise
What's more - ANSWER additional premise
After All - ANSWER additional premise
Counter Premise - ANSWER bring up points of opposition or comparison
but - ANSWER counter premise
yet - ANSWER counter premise
however - ANSWER counter premise
on the other hand - ANSWER counter premise
Admittedly - ANSWER counter premise
In contrast - ANSWER counter premise
Although - ANSWER counter premise