| Analysis | Breaking something up into its component parts in order to better understand it, 189
|  | | | | Arrow | a symbol (Æ) for the logical connective "if . . . then," 295; also, in argument diagramming, a symbol (Ø) for "therefore," 190
| | | | | Baton Rouge Advocate, 210-211 (editorial), 214-215 (editorial) |
| | | | | Beardsley, Charles A., 202 (marginal quote) |
| | | | | Conclusion | The statement in an argument that the premises are claimed or intended to support, 25, 50; in argumentative essays, 438-439; main, 32-33; missing, 205-207; subconclusions, 33
| | | | | Conditional statement | An "if...then" statement, 39--40, 196, 295--301
| | | | | Enthymeme | An argument that contains an unstated premise or conclusion, 205--207
| | | | | Independent premises | Premises that provide separate, freestanding support for a conclusion. More precisely, a premise is independent when the amount of support it provides for a conclusion would not be weakened or cancelled by the omission of any other premise in the argument, 190-192, 220, 545 n. 1
| | | | | Linked premises | Premises that depend on one another to support a conclusion. More precisely, a premise is linked when the amount of support it provides for a conclusion would be weakened or cancelled by the omission of another premise in the argument, 190-192, 220, 545 n. 1
| | | | | Paraphrase | A restatement of a passage using different words and phrases, 201, 220, 391--395
| | | | | Principle of charity | A principle of interpretation that requires that unclear passages or arguments be interpreted in the way most favorable the speaker or writer, 41--42, 59-60, 203--204, 206, 291
| | | | | Standardization | A method of summarizing extended arguments in which all the key steps in the argument are stated in standard logical form, 207--214
| | | | | Standard logical form | An argument in which each step is numbered consecutively, premises are stated above the conclusions they are claimed to support, and justifications are provided for each conclusion in the argument, 207
| | | | | Statement | A sentence that can sensibly be regarded as true or false, 25--26, 196, 213-214, 542 n. 1
| | | | | Subconclusion | A subordinate or intermediate conclusion in an argument, 33, 208--209
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