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WHAT IS ARGUMENT?

Premise: Statement used as evidence for

conclusion.

Conclusion: Statement supported by atleast

one premise.

Argument: Atleast one premise accompanied

with a conclusion.

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Propositional Utterances
Either true or false statement
Door is Black
Cherry is a cute baby.
Sheenu

Non-Propositional Utterances

Question Who am I?
Command Do it!

Expression Three Cheers!

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Identifying Premise & Conclusion

Premise Indicator

(Conclusion) (Premise)
Sunita is not going to school since she is not
well.

Premise Indicators
Since
For
Because
Given that
For the reason that
In view of the fact that

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Identifying Premise & Conclusion

Conclusion Indicator

(Premise) (Conclusion)
Sunita studied a lot, therefore she secured
good marks

Sunita is not well so she is not going to the

school.

Conclusion Indicators
Therefore
Thus
Hence
So
Accordingly
For this reason
Consequently
It follows that

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JOINT INFERENCE
3

1: Cup is made of china clay.

2: China clay is breakable.
3: Cup is made of breakable substance
china clay.

INDEPENDENT INFERENCE
1 3

1: Pure gold is 24 carat.

2: Most jewelry is made of 22 carat pure gold.
3: Carat explains purity of gold.