PP201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Main Point
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Advertisements are arguments that you should buy that product. Argument an attempt to justify or prove a conclusion. An argument tries to make you believe something and gives you reason to believe it. Conclusion what the argument is trying to make you believe. Premises the reason to believe the argument. There is no standard/required length for an argument. If you say you had an argument with a friend, you generally mean that you had a quarrel. Arguments can take place when there is both agreement and disagreement. An argument does not take two people you can use an argument to convince yourself. If the answer to these questions are both yes then the passage is an argument. Indictor words can help you recognize an argument. Ensure that a passage does not simply present information that may or may not be new to us this is not an argument. Eyed needles have been found on paleolithic sites from 40,000 years ago.
