argument
Sign in to saveAn argument is one or more premises—sentences, statements, or propositions—directed towards arriving at a logical conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's thinking and understanding via justification, explanation, or persuasion. As a series of logical steps, arguments are intended to determine or show the degree of truth or acceptability of a logical conclusion.
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An argument is a series of statements or premises that are put together to support a conclusion by providing reasons or evidence. Arguments matter because they help us justify our thinking, explain our ideas to others, and determine how true or acceptable our conclusions actually are.
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- Etymology
- Formal and informal
- Standard logical account of argument types
- Deductive arguments
- Validity
- Soundness
- Inductive arguments
- Defeasible arguments and argumentation schemes
- By analogy
- Other kinds
- World-disclosing
- Explanations
- Fallacies and non-arguments
- Elliptical or ethymematic arguments
- Argument mining
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
An argument is one or more premises—sentences, statements, or propositions—directed towards arriving at a logical conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's thinking and understanding via justification, explanation, or persuasion. As a series of logical steps, arguments are intended to determine or show the degree of truth or acceptability of a logical conclusion.
The process of crafting or delivering arguments, argumentation, can be studied from three main perspectives: through the logical, the dialectical, and the rhetorical perspective.