Exposing the Argument – To expose an argument is to pick out the conclusion and the premise or premises. It is easier to identify the conclusion. It is the claim being made. The premise is the reason to back up the claim.
Sharks are not mammals since no fish is a mammal and sharks are fish.
If the president were really doing his job, the budget deficit would be reduced. But the budget deficit has not been reduced. So the president is not really doing his job.
It must be noted that a conclusion is not a mere summary of the premises. It does not simply restate the premise. The key point is inference – the process by which one proposition is reached and affirmed on the basis of one or more other propositions accepted as the starting point of the process. An argument is neither just a sequence of statements nor simply a narrative of a temporal sequence of events.
It is sunny today. It is also the beginning of the week.
Since the time he graduated from college he has not slowed down in his effort to become financially stable and so he has been working long hours and is now reaping the fruits of his labor.
It is important to distinguish conclusions from unsupported claims. Reasons must be offered for accepting a statement before we can classify it as the conclusion of an argument. Unsupported claims may be true but we will have to look elsewhere for reasons to believe them.
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