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show An ARGUMENT is a group of statements, one or more of which (the premises) are claimed to provide support for one of the others (the conclusion).  
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show An arrangement of words and letters such that the uniform substitution of terms or statements in place of the letters results in an argument  
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show An inductive argument that depends on the existence of a similarity between two things or states of affairs.  
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show An inductive argument in which the conclusion rests on a statement made by some presumed authority or witness.  
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Argument by definition   show
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show An inductive argument that is strong and has all true premises.  
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show The statement (proposition) in an argument which is claimed to follow logically from the premises.  
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show Conclusion indicators are indicator words that provide clues in identifying the conclusion of an argument. Some conclusion indicators are: therefore wherefore thus consequently we may infer accordingly we may conclude  
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Conditional Statement   show
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show An argument incorporating the claim that it is impossible for the conclusion to be false given that the premises are true.  
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show An expression that purports to shed light on some event or phenomenon. All explanations have two components: the explanans and the explanandum.  
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Explanans   show
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Explanandum   show
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Expository Passage   show
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Illustration   show
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show An argument incorporating the claim that it is improbable that the conclusion is false given that the premises are true.  
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Inductive Generalization   show
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show A fallacy that can be detected only through analysis of the content of an argument.  
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show Logic is the organized body of knowledge, or science, that evaluates arguments.  
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show Statements that are about the same general subject matter and that lack an inferential relationship.  
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Modus Pollens   show
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show If the watch-dog detects an intruder, the dog will bark. The dog did not bark Therefore, no intruder was detected by the watch-dog.  
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show A statement within an argument which is claimed to provide support for the argument's conclusion.  
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show indicator words that provide clues in identifying the premises of an argument. Some premise indicators are: since as indicated by because for in that may be inferred from as given that seeing that  
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Report   show
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Sound Argument   show
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show is a sentence of phrase that is either true or false. more... The truth or falsity of a statement (proposition) is called its TRUTH VALUE  
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Statement of Belief or Opinion   show
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show An inductive argument in which it is improbable that the conclusion is false given that the premises are true.  
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Truth Value   show
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show An argument in which it is impossible that the conclusion is false given that the premises are true.  
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show An informal fallacy that occurs when the conclusion of an argument depends on an analogy or similarity that is not strong enough to support the conclusion.  
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show An inductive argument in which the conclusion does not follow probably from the premises even though it is claimed to do so.  
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