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Identifying Premises and Conclusion Video
Source: http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~alatus/phil1200/CT2AnalyzingArguments.html
Identifying the Conclusion: An argument's conclusion is what the person making the argument is ultimately trying to convince you of, i.e., the person's point. To try to identify the conclusion of an argument ask yourself 'what does the person making the argument want me to walk away thinking?' (Note if the answer is 'nothing', them you're not dealing with an argument.)
Some Conclusion Indicator Words: therefore, consequently, as a result, thus, it follows that, so
Identifying the Premises: To try to identify the premises of an argument ask yourself 'what reasons is the person giving me to accept his point?'
Some Premise Indicator Words: since, because, given that
Exercises:
Exercise 1
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