Test: Argument Indicators

Philosophy 203: Scientific Reasoning
Test 1: The Structure of Arguments

Part 1: Premiss and Conclusion Indicators (10 points).

Directions: Assume that each word or phrase given below appears before a statement. Is the statement that follows it most probably a reason, a conclusion, or neither? Put a check in the appropriate column.

	Reason	Conclusion	Neither
1. hence	_____	_____	_____
2. for the reason	____	_____	_____
3. therefore	_____	_____	_____
4. for	_____	_____	_____
5. however	_____	_____	_____
6. because	_____	_____	_____
7. follows from	_____	_____	_____
8. since	_____	_____	_____
9. this indicates	_____	_____	_____
10. for that reason	_____	_____	_____

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