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 Argument An argument consists of a set of statements or propositions, one of which is the conclusion or claim while the others are premises or grounds. The conclusion is the claim, point, or position which one wants to establish, while the premises are the reasons for maintaining such position A Statement or Proposition is a sentence that can either be true or false. It is a sentence that has truth value. Components of Arguments Premises: These are propositions of or statements upon which inference is based. They are propositions which serve as grounds, reasons, or justifications for the claim made. There are premise indicators. Conclusion: This is the point, claim or position which one wants to establish. There are conclusion indicators. Premises indicators  Since, as much as,  before, otherwise, the reason is that, maybe derived from,  inview of the fact that. Conclusion indicators  Therefore,  is in the case that,  hence, as a result, proves that, ...

 What is Logic? Logic can be defined as the study of the laws of reasoning. It can be said to be the science of correct reasonings  Reasoning is a type of thought, characterized by making of inferences, which involvesreaching conclusions based on some premises. Accordingly, logic focuses on the process of reasoning; its primary concern is to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning. Laws of Thought   There are three basic laws of thought in Logic The Law of Identity,  The Law of Excluded Middle The Law of Contradiction/Non-contradiction Any sample of good reasoning is expected to conform to these laws The Law of Identity The law of identity states that something is itself and not something else, A true statement is not a false statement. If a statement is true, then, it is true. It can be symbolically represented in the following ways:  P=p or P-P The Law of Excluded Middle The law of excluded middle states that a statement can either be true or false. ...