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Interpertation

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Read the text carefully to make sure that you have understood it.

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Argument identification

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Determine that the text contains an argument.

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Argument analysis

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Identify the premises and conclusions of the argument by attending to the context and presence of indicator words.

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Removal of logically irrelevant material

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Remove logically irrelevant material, like asides, background information, introductory remarks, personal comments and repetitions.

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Complete statements

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Paraphrase the premises and conclusion if necessary to obtain complete statements; premises and conclusion must not be formulated as commands, exclamations or questions.

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Argument dissection

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Make sure that each premise as well as the conclusion consists of a single claim, since combining multiple claims in a single premise or conclusion can distort the argument’s form.

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Numbering

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Number the premises, the conclusion, and arrange them in standard form with the premises preceding the conclusion.

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Comparison

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compare the standardized argument with the original text to make sure that nothing essential was omitted or anything inessential admitted into the standardized argument.