Sufficient & Necessary Questions - - Question 6

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jerryg November 21, 2022

Difference between facts and argument

I am having some difficulty in determining what is a question that is a set of facts and one that is an argument. What is a good way to differentiate between each. In question #6, I thought it was an argument but it was a set of facts.

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Emil-Kunkin November 22, 2022

Hi,

This is tough, but ultimately it comes down to a conclusion. If an passage has something it is clearly proving, it is an argument. That said, you can also use question types. Must be true, paradox, and must be false are sets of facts. The rest are arguments.