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Two components to the premises support of the conclusion are:
- 1. the premise can offer support for the conclusion only if the premise is true.
- 2. The premise must be relevant to the conclusion.
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Critical Thinking is:
the careful application of reason in the determination of whether a claim is true.
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Claims or (statements) are:
the kinds of things that are true or false
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two ways of stating an issue are:
(1) Is blank, blank? (2) Whether blank is blank.
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We must have some _______ about what counts for or against a __________ if you are to entertain it
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What are two components to a premises support of a conclusion?
- the premise must be true.
- it must be relevant to the conclusion.
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if more arguments are required to support a claim. What can happen to the premise?
it can turn up as the conclusion of another argument.
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the premise, if true must actually increase the likelihood that the __________ is _______
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We produce an argument when we give a reason for _______________________
thinking that a claim is true
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A claim that is offered as a reason for believing another claim is a ___________.
premise
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The claim for which a premise is supposed to give a reason is the ____________ of the _____________ .
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"Sams grandmother died, and he had to attend the funeral" is the ___________
premise.
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"Sam should be excused for missing class." is the ____________
Conclusion
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the conclusion answers the question asked by ______________.
the issue
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the conclusion of the argument states a _________________.
position on the issue
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The number of people who have learned how to steal identities has doubled in the past year. So, you are now more likely to become a victim of identity theft than you were a year ago. What is the first sentence, and what is the second?
- First sentence: Claim, it offers support for a reason to believe.
- Second: Claim, its an argument.
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What are the two things arguments are confused with?
- 1. Explanations
- 2. Attempts to persuade.
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An explanation identifies the cause of __________________.
The problem.
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Patrick Lawler should have carried medical insurance because now he cant pay his medical bills is an ______________
argument
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he cant pay his medical bills provides _____________________ that Patrick Lawler should have had medical insurance.
a reason for thinking it is true
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an argument attempts to support or prove a ________________.
conclusion.
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an explanation specifies ___________________________.
what caused something / or how it works.
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