Detecting Arguments - Premises and Conclusions Part 2

Detecting Arguments - Premises and Conclusions

Premise Indicators		Conclusion Indicators
since because for as follows from as shown by given that seeing that assuming that considering that inasmuch	as indicated by the reason is that for the reason that may be inferred from in view of the fact that may be deduced from may be derived from	therefore hence thus so accordingly in consequence consequently proves that as a result for this reason	for these reasons it follows that we may infer I conclude that which shows that which means that for these reasons it follows that we may infer I conclude that which shows that which means that

Writing Assignment

Using the tables above to guide you, create four sets of premises and arguments of your own. These can be about whatever topic you choose and each one does not need to be related to the previous one. Below is an example you can use to help you finish the writing assignment.

EXAMPLE:

P¹	Long-haired cats shed all over the house.
P²	Long-haired cats have a lot of fleas.
C	You should not get a long haired cat.

Cats with long hair shed all over the house so you shouldn’t get a long-haired cat. I have heard that they also have lots of fleas.