In this set of exercises your challenge is to identify different types of arguments. Click on the name of the argument being illustrated by each example. The following concepts should help when determining each answer:

Hypothetical Syllogism: A three-line argument that logically relies upon a conditional statement.

Categorical Syllogism: A three-line argument in which all of the statements make a claim about the relationship between two or more categories.

Argument by Elimination: An argument that seeks to logically rule out various possibilities until only a single possibility remains.

Argument Based on Mathematics: An argument that is based on a mathetical calculation or measurment.

Inductive Generalization: An argument that supports a generalization about a group by referring to sample of that group.

Predictive Argument: An argument that attempts to provide probable reasons to support a prediction.

Causal Argument: An argument that attempts to provide probably reasons to support a causal statement.

Argument by Analogy: An argument that compares two or more things in an attempt to provide probable reasons to support a conclusion.