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Premise; conclusion indicators.

EvansjourneyEvansjourney Alum Member
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Are their any more premise or conclusion indicator(s) words that have been found that we can add to the list?

And even words indicating a switch in the argument?

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  • nessa.k13.0nessa.k13.0 Inactive ⭐
    4141 karma

    If you go to minute 3:00 of this lesson https://7sage.com/lesson/3-ways-to-identify-premises-conclusions/ you'll find a list or you can scroll down to #3. I hope that helps!

  • EvansjourneyEvansjourney Alum Member
    edited January 2017 40 karma

    I have them but I am looking for more. Thanks though! :)

  • SamiSami Live Member Sage 7Sage Tutor
    edited January 2017 10774 karma

    So this is not a "word" or even a "new word", but one of my favorite ways the LSAT writers will sometimes write their premise-conclusion is through an embedded clause.

    Example:
    Therefore, since this cat jumped 5 feet high, cats can jump five feet high.

    Premise: This cat jumped 5 feet high
    Conclusion: Cats can jump 5 feet high
    So even though a conclusion indicator word is the first word, the conclusion is not be stated till much later in the sentence.

    I know this is not what you asked for, but I thought I should add it just in case <3

  • Mo ZubairMo Zubair Alum Member
    391 karma

    English being english, i don't think there can be an exhaustive list of conclusion indicators. But most commonly used indicators can be found in video referenced above.

  • EvansjourneyEvansjourney Alum Member
    40 karma

    Thanks guys. I appreciate the info.

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