1. Exercise of Chapter no 01
Analyzing Arguments
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Analyze the Premise and
Conclusion in an Argument.

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Q)How you may determine a
conclusion or a premise in an
argument?
Some words or phrase typically serve
to introduce the conclusion of an
argument, and are therefore called
Conclusion Indicators.
Some words or phrase typically serve
to introduce the premise of an
argument, and are therefore called
Premise Indicators.

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Premise-Indicators
Since
Because
For
As
Follows as
As shown by
Inasmuch as
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Conclusion-Indicators
Therefore
Hence
So
Accordingly
In Consequence
Consequently
Proves that
As a result
For this reason
Thus
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A well regulated militia being necessary to
the security of a free state, the right of the
people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
Argument 1
Premise
Conclusion
Read
Carefully

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We can avert a majority of cancers by
preventions efforts, even if we never get
straight on the causes; more research on
prevention and less on cure makes
increasing sense.
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 2

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Good sense of all things in the world the
most equally distributed, for everybody
thinks himself so abundantly provided
with it that even those most difficult to
please in all other matters do not
commonly desire more of it than they
already possess.
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 3

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You need to vote because America doesn't
work if you don't vote.
Conclusion
Premise
Argument 4

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Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all.
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 5

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Males born into poverty are more likely to
commit crimes as teenagers and adults
than are more privileged males. So a
boom in birth among poor mothers can be
expected to exert upward pressure on the
crime rate 15 to 20 years later.
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 6

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The essence of our admirable economic
system is to create wants as fast as, or
faster than it satisfies them. Thus, the
improvement of living conditions,
meaning greater consumer satisfaction, is,
by definition, impossible.
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 7

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The investigation of supernatural
phenomena lies outside the realm of
science. Therefore, science can neither
prove nor disprove the existence of God.
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 8

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He that loveth not Knoweth not God; for
God is love
Premise
Conclusion
Argument 9

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Because light moves at a finite speed
looking at objects that are millions of
miles away is actually looking at light that
was emitted many years ago.
Argument 10
Premise
Conclusion

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