June 2010 LSAT Section 5 Question 18

Based on the passage, it can be concluded that the author and Broyles-González hold essentially the same attitude toward

JoeYears on May 13, 2023

Refresher: Identifying a set of facts, opposed to an argument

I understand the difference between facts and arguments, but I have a hard time differentiating the two when answering questions. what is an easy way to distinguish an argument from facts?

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Emil-Kunkin on May 17, 2023

I think there are two things to consider. First, we can use the question type. Paradox, must be true, and must be false all are sets of facts, and strengthen, weaken, flaw, parallel, conclusion, and argument structure are all arguments.

Second, arguments try to convince you of something. If the author is trying to convince me something is or is not the case, then it's an argument.