Q4-W3-CONCLUSION & PREMISE

The premise is the idea we are convinced to believe, while the conclusion is the support or reason showing that the premise is true.

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Answer explanation

The definitions for premise and conclusion are inverted.

The conclusion is the idea we are convinced to believe, while the premise is the support or reason showing that the premise is true.

There is no difference between an argument and an opinion.

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Answer explanation

There is a difference!

Opinion is a stated notion, while argument convinces us to believe something is true.

Hasty generalization is a fallacy committed when making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate or not enough.

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Answer explanation

It's true, tho! 😉

Examples of premise indicators are “therefore”, “hence”, and “thus”.

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Answer explanation

Those are conclusion indicators. Some examples of premise indicators are:

since, for, given that, because, as

Not all valid arguments are sound.

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Answer explanation

True! Even if a statement or argument includes a valid or "true" information/details, the speaker might still fail to utilize it to make a sound or logical argument.

Valid = True

Sound = Logical