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ask me anything questions from therons of the Council of Trent

podcast. All these questions come from his patron. This first one comes from a

patron who identifies him or herself only by the letters N. P. What is the first thing you look for when you hear an

argument for the opposing side? Well the first thing that I look for is I try to

understand what is the conclusion and then I try to work my way

backwards. So when you think about an argument, an argument is just a series of

premises that are used to support a conclusion.

So if I am in Dallas, then I am in Texas.

I am in Dallas. Therefore, I am in Texas, therefore I am in Texas.

That's a simple if then argument, modus opponents,

it is the technical term for it.

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