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A-level Critical Thinking/Unit II
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Argument = Reason + Conclusion
Argument – The presentation of one or more reasons to support a conclusion.
Reason – A claim that supports a conclusion.
Conclusion – A claim that is supported by one or more reasons.
Argument indicator - A word which links a reason and a conclusion.
Arguments are often presented without using reason indicators.
Reasons are different to evidence – evidence supports a reason.
The reasons and conclusions separated by an inference bar
Conclusions can be identified by conclusion indicators (e.g. Therefore).
Some arguments have an intermediate conclusion – a conclusion before the main conclusion is stated.
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