An Argument That Proceeds from Knowledge of a Cause to a Claim

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Multiple Choice

An argument that proceeds from knowledge of a cause to a claim about an effect is:

• A) A sound argument.
• B) A strong argument.
• C) A cogent argument.
• D) An inductive argument.
• E) A deductive argument.

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Definitions:

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An act of aggression where a group, acting without official legal sanction, executes an individual, frequently through lynching, based on accusations of wrongdoing, regardless of whether they have been formally tried.

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Lynch Law

The practice of punishment, often by hanging, carried out by mob action without legal authority, frequently used to control or terrorize African Americans.

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