critical thinking - module two

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	module one - identifying arguments
	module two - reasons and conclusions
	module three - the structure of arguments

	section one - reasoning and non-reasoning
	section two - additional exercises

	section one - identifying inference indicators
	section two - distinguishing reason and conclusion indicators
	section three - indentifying conclusions
	section four - reasoning with implicit inference indicators

	section one - identifying propositions
	section two - argument diagrams

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module two bar

section two bar

introduction

distinguishing reason and conclusion indicators

Now that you have had some practise identifying inference indicators, we will examine the way they work.

Some inference indicators indicate a reason and some a conclusion. In the following exercise, you will be asked to identify the inference indicator in a short argument. Once you have done this, you will be asked whether it is a reason indicator or a conclusion indicator.

Use your intuitions. Ask yourself 'Does this word or phrase usually precede a reason or a conclusion?'