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How do you recognise an argument?

How do you tell


which parts are premises and which part is the
conclusion?
Phrases which suggest a conclusion:
therefore
hence
thus
so
accordingly
in consequence
consequently
proves that
as a result

it follows that
we may infer
I conclude that
which shows that
which means that
which entails that
which implies that
which allows us to infer that
points to the conclusion that

Phrases which suggest premises:


since
because
for
as
follows from
as shown by
inasmuch as
otherwise

as indicated by
the reason is that
for the reason that
may be inferred from
may be derived from
may be deduced from
in view of the fact that
to deny this would be

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