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Reply #44: Someone needs to learn the difference between argument and assertion
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kiahzero
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Tue Apr-06-04 08:37 PM
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44. Someone needs to learn the difference between argument and assertion |
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"Yes, it is" is an assertion - it is simply a claim.
"Yes, it is, because of ..." with ... replaced with a reason would be an argument.
One is valid, one isn't. Care to wager which is which?
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