Intellectual
Logic and argument
A long read
An argument is not a fight
Most people hear "argument" and picture a fight. In logic, the word means something different. An argument gives reasons to back up a claim.
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Which of these is an argument? Sort each one.
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An argument
Just a fight
Sources
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Validity and Soundness”
- Reasoning for the Digital Age
- Bertrand Russell, 'Is There a God?' (1952)
- Critical Thinking, TRU Pressbooks
- Messerli (2012), New England Journal of Medicine