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Definition:
An argument is a deliberate attempt to move beyond merely making an assertion. When
offering an argument, you are offering a series of related statements which represent
an attempt to support that assertion - to give others good reasons to believe
that what you are asserting is true rather than false.
Thus, an argument is a collection of at least two propositions. Of those, all but one are premises and the final is a conclusion - the assertion which you are trying to support. Arguments can be either deductive or inductive, and logic is, in part, the study of how arguments work.
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What is the Logic and the Philosophy of Language?
The two fields Logic and the Philosophy of Language are often treated separately, but they are nevertheless close enough that they are presented together here. Logic is the study of methods of reasoning and argumentation, both proper and improper. The Philosophy of Language, on the other hand, involves the study of how our language interacts with our thinking.What is Philosophy?
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