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Ashford answer - the presentation of reasons to accept a conclusion
Philosophers use the word argument in a somewhat different way, one that emphasizes the idea that arguments put forth reasons to accept a conclusion. A philosopher would call this an argument, although there is probably little passion or a threat of violence involved here, the argument for the transitive property in arithmetic:
10 < 20
5 < 10
therefore
5 < 20
For philosophers, then, the term "argument" doesn't imply the idea it often does when we use the term to suggest anger, emotion, and hurt feelings. Rather, in this context, arguments simply present a conclusion and suggest why certain reasons indicate that conclusion is true, or probable.
Mathematical proofs.
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