Argument
An argument is a statement (premise)
or group of statements (premises)
offered in support of another statement
(conclusion). Argument may refer
to: General types of argument Argument
form, a method of logically analyzing
sentencesArgument map, a method
of displaying an informal argumentArgumentation
theory, the science and theory of
civil debatesdeductive argument,
if valid, the conclusion follows
by necessityinductive argument,
if strong, the conclusion is, at
best, probably true"Informal
argument", in Informal logic
is one presented in ordinary languagelogical
argument, a demonstration of a proof,
or using logical reasoning for persuasionoral
argument, a verbal presentation
to a judge by a lawyerheuristic
argument, a proof or demonstration
relying on experimental results,
or one which is not fully rigorous
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