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A speaker offers a set of reasons in support of a claim. That whole package is an:Read the answer and worked solution →Every argument has two components: the conclusion and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The claim an arguer wants you to accept is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Each individual claim given in support of a conclusion is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →The first step in understanding any argument is to identify the:Read the answer and worked solution →Words such as therefore and hence are signals that a:Read the answer and worked solution →Checking whether premises actually support the conclusion is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Inferences come in three kinds: deductive, abductive and:Read the answer and worked solution →A deductive inference whose form guarantees the conclusion is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A valid argument does not automatically have a:Read the answer and worked solution →Validity is a property of an argument's logical:Read the answer and worked solution →A deductive inference whose structure fails to guarantee the conclusion is:Read the answer and worked solution →A case where all the premises are true but the conclusion is false is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A valid form using a conditional statement is known as modus:Read the answer and worked solution →Gathering evidence from experience and drawing a general conclusion is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of inference is the most widely used in everyday life?Read the answer and worked solution →At best, an inductive inference delivers a conclusion that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Even though induction gives no guarantee, good inductive inferences can still be:Read the answer and worked solution →Reasoning from the evidence to its most likely explanation is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Because it picks the explanation that fits best, abduction is often called inference to the best:Read the answer and worked solution →Which professionals are named as regular users of abductive reasoning?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the argument partsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the inference kindsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the reasoning gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the logic wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Guaranteed or probableRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the reasoning ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Reasoning bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A speaker offers a set of reasons in support of a claim. That whole package is an:

  1. Argument
  2. Argosy
  3. Armature
  4. Armistice
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Correct answer: A. Argument

1. Reasons are being offered. 2. They point toward one claim. 3. That package is an argument. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._

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Every argument has two components: the conclusion and the:

  1. Reminders
  2. Reasons
  3. Rehearsals
  4. Recesses
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Correct answer: B. Reasons

1. Something must support the claim. 2. Those supports are stated openly. 3. They are the reasons. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._

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The claim an arguer wants you to accept is the:

  1. Conclusion
  2. Concession
  3. Confession
  4. Convention
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Correct answer: A. Conclusion

1. It is the target of the whole argument. 2. Everything else supports it. 3. That is the conclusion. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._

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