{"id":1698,"date":"2020-02-19T04:12:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T04:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1698"},"modified":"2025-03-18T22:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:57:25","slug":"introduction-to-logical-arguments","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/introduction-to-logical-arguments\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Logical Arguments","rendered":"Introduction to Logical Arguments"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: examine the structure of logical arguments and types of supporting claims<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-2580 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4975\/2020\/02\/27211549\/machine-learning-3161590_1920-300x281.png\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"244\" height=\"229\" \/>\r\n\r\nA sound, well-reasoned, and compelling text\u00a0is one of the most 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most effective and persuasive communicative acts that human beings ever create.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">In this section, we\u2019ll\u00a0look take a closer look at logic to see how understanding the science of reasoning can make you a better reader and writer.\u00a0Knowing the basic elements of an argument, such as key terms like argument, claim, conclusion, and premises, will help you identify the logic behind any arguments you read as you construct effective arguments in your own writing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Logic and Structure. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" 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