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Chapter 1 Definitions
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- 1Argumenta group of statements in which some of them (the premises) are intended to support another of them (the conclusion)
- 2Conclusionin an argument, the statement that the premises are intended to support
- 3Critical Thinkingthe systematic evaluation or formulation of beliefs, or statements, by rational standards
- 4Explanationa statement or statements intended to tell why or how something is the case
- 5Indicator Wordswords that frequently accompany arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion is present
- 6Inferencethe process of reasoning from a premise or premises to a conclusion based on those premises
- 7Logicthe study of good reasoning, or inference, and the rules that govern it
- 8Premisein an argument, a statement, or reason, given in support of the conclusion
- 9Statementan assertion that something is or is not the case