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Lesson: Critical/Logical Reasoning - 06

Using Keywords

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Arguments often contain "Keywords" to help you identify the conclusion and evidence. Keywords are words that act as structural signals in an argument.

Here are some of the most common and useful Keywords:

Conclusion Keywords Evidence Keywords
Therefore Because
Thus Since
Hence For
So Due to
As a result First (second, third, etc.)
Clearly  

Next, let's see how we can use these to analyze an argument.

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