Philosophy A-Level
Main conclusions and sub-conclusions
What Main conclusions and sub-conclusions means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Main conclusions and sub-conclusions
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The conclusion is the claim being argued for, and a sub-conclusion is an intermediate claim that is itself supported by earlier premises and then supports the main conclusion.
Topics that use Main conclusions and sub-conclusions
- Subject content: Language of argumentation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Argument from analogy
- Argument versus assertion and rhetoric
- Circularity
- Embedded arguments within longer texts
- hypothetical reasoning
- Inference indicator words
- Ockham’s Razor
- Premises and assumptions
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