Identify the conclusion, identify the premises, find the connecting concept, inspect scope words such as “all,” “some,” and “not,” and test whether the conclusion follows if the premises are granted. Then separately investigate whether those premises are true. This method distinguishes the inference pattern from the factual support for its statements.
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Ḥujjah: Deriving a Conclusion from Known Judgments
Identify the conclusion, identify the premises, find the connecting concept, inspect scope words such as “all,” “some,” and “not,” and test whether the conclusion follows if the premises are granted. Then separately investigate whether those premises are true. This method distinguishes the inference pattern from the factual support for its statements.