LR Argument

because

argument premise indicator

for

argument premise indicator

since

argument premise indicator

as

argument premise indicator

given that

argument premise indicator

therefore

argument conclusion indicator

accordingly

argument conclusion indicator

consequently

argument conclusion indicator

so

argument conclusion indicator

thus

argument conclusion indicator

hence

argument conclusion indicator

it follows that

argument conclusion indicator

premises support conclusions

premises are the evidence

conclusions rely on the premise

conclusions are the claim

if

sufficient condition

then

necessary condition

if

sufficient indicator

when

sufficient indicator

when(ever)

sufficient indicator

any(time)

sufficient indicator

every(time)

sufficient indicator

in order to

sufficient indicator

people who

sufficient indicator

each

sufficient indicator

then

necessary indicator

must

necessary indicator

required

necessary indicator

only (if)

necessary indicator

depends

necessary indicator

need (to)

necessary indicator

have to

necessary indicator

essential

necessary indicator

precondition

necessary indicator

unless

the conditional exception indicator

except

unless family

until

unless family

without

unless family

dangling variables

When new words appear in the conclusion and not the premise.

secret value judgements

When author deem something moral or appropriate in the conclusion without defining what those words imply.

secret downsides

When the author compares two things and says one of them is superior without giving the full story.

assumed universal goals

Things that the author assumes everyone wants.

What if those two things are not necessarily the same?

dangling variable

What if the value judgement doesn’t have that definition?

secret value judgements

What if the argument’s preferred option has a big downside?

secret downsides