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Statements vs. Nonstatements
Statements are claims or beliefs that can be true or false; nonstatements cannot be true or
false (questions, commands, exclamations).
Arguments vs. Nonarguments
Arguments include premises intended to support a conclusion; nonarguments do not
support a conclusion and include explanations or descriptions.
Arguments vs. Explanations
Arguments support a conclusion; explanations clarify why something is the case without
taking a side.
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Premise Indicators
Because; since; due to the fact that; given that; assuming that; for; in view of the fact; seeing
that; inasmuch as; the reason being; for the reason that; being that; as indicated by.
Conclusion Indicators
Therefore; thus; so; consequently; hence; as a result; which implies that; which means that; it
follows that; we can conclude that; it must be that; ergo.
Unstated Premise
A premise the person believes, intends to use in the argument, but does not explicitly state.
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Logical Connectives
Conjunction (&); Disjunction (∨); Negation (~); Conditional (→).
Conjunction (&)
True only when both component statements are true.
Disjunction (∨)
True when at least one component statement is true.
Negation (~)
Reverses the truth value of a statement.
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Statements vs. Nonstatements
Statements are claims or beliefs that can be true or false; nonstatements cannot be true or
false (questions, commands, exclamations).
Arguments vs. Nonarguments
Arguments include premises intended to support a conclusion; nonarguments do not
support a conclusion and include explanations or descriptions.
Arguments vs. Explanations
Arguments support a conclusion; explanations clarify why something is the case without
taking a side.
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Premise Indicators
Because; since; due to the fact that; given that; assuming that; for; in view of the fact; seeing
that; inasmuch as; the reason being; for the reason that; being that; as indicated by.
Conclusion Indicators
Therefore; thus; so; consequently; hence; as a result; which implies that; which means that; it
follows that; we can conclude that; it must be that; ergo.
Unstated Premise
A premise the person believes, intends to use in the argument, but does not explicitly state.
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Logical Connectives
Conjunction (&); Disjunction (∨); Negation (~); Conditional (→).
Conjunction (&)
True only when both component statements are true.
Disjunction (∨)
True when at least one component statement is true.
Negation (~)
Reverses the truth value of a statement.
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