Analysis of Arguments Elements

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Intermediate Conclusion
a conclusion made on the to the main conclusion. It's supported by reasons, but it also acts as a reason for supporting the main conclusion
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Analogy
a comparison that tries to persuade you that if you accept a claim about one of things being compared, you must also accept the same claim about the other thing being compared
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General Principle
a general rule about how we should behave which can apply to many different situations
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Explanation
a way of trying to improve our understanding of something by describing why it is the way it is
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Argument
a speech or piece of writing that tries to convince you to accept a conclusion
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Drawing Conclusions
deciding what conclusion follows from the reasons
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Analogy

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a comparison that tries to persuade you that if you accept a claim about one of things being compared, you must also accept the same claim about the other thing being compared

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Argument

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