class 2

Question 1

conclusion indicators (what follows is conclusion)

Answer 1

so, which means that, hence, therefore…

Question 2

premise indicators (what follows is premise)

Answer 2

because, actually, as, since…

Question 3

so, which means that, hence, therefore…

Answer 3

conclusion indicators (what follows is conclusion)

Question 4

because, actually, as, since…

Answer 4

premise indicators (what follows is premise)

Question 5

to prepare an argument for logical analysis

Answer 5

• identify the conclusion/premises (indicators);
• make premises and conclusions explicit;
• get rid of redundancy;
• translate rhetoric questions into assertions (declarative sentences);
• turn irony into affirmation or negation;
• if you have a complex argument: identify the main conclusion and the relationships between partial and general conclusions.

Question 6

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Answer 6

conclusion indicator

Question 7

paraphrase

Answer 7

the argument is translated into a list of sentences (apt to truth-evaluation), implicit premises or conclusions are made explicit, irony is turned into affirmation, redundancy removed