Level 5 — Advanced · Technical & Evidence-Based Writing
Task 72: Naming the Parts of an Argument
Write a short argument, then label its premise, its evidence, its inference, and its conclusion explicitly — the production side of Lesson 72's argument-structure reading skill.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this task, you should be able to:
- Write a short argument containing a clear premise, evidence, an inference, and a conclusion
- Label each part explicitly after writing it
- Check that the conclusion doesn't claim more than the evidence actually supports
Introduction
Lesson 72 taught you to take an argument apart into its working pieces. This task reverses the direction: build a short argument yourself, then label each piece so the structure is visible on the page, not just in your head.
The Four Parts
Core Concept
Premise — a starting fact or assumption. Evidence — data or observation supporting the argument. Inference — the step the author takes from the evidence toward a claim. Conclusion — the final position, which should follow from, and not overreach, the evidence and inference above it.
Example
Delayed shipments increase warehousing costs (premise). Data from the last quarter shows a 12% rise in average delay time (evidence). This suggests warehousing costs likely rose alongside it (inference). Therefore, the terminal should prioritize reducing average delay time (conclusion). Each part does a distinct job — none of them repeats another.
Your Turn
Your Turn
Write a four-sentence argument about a workplace or logistics topic of your choice: one premise, one piece of evidence, one inference, one conclusion — in that order. Then, on a new line, label each sentence: "Premise:", "Evidence:", "Inference:", "Conclusion:".
Vocabulary in Context
premisenounformal
a starting statement an argument is built on (যুক্তির ভিত্তি)
Often with a false premise, underlying premise, accept the premise
“The argument's premise is that every delay is avoidable.”
inferverbformal
to draw a reasoned conclusion from evidence, without it being directly stated (অনুমান করা)
Often with infer from, reasonably infer, infer that
“From the logs, we can infer that the alarm was ignored.”
Model Answer
Show a model answer
Late deliveries damage a supplier's reputation with retail clients (premise). Records show three of our five largest clients filed complaints about late deliveries last quarter (evidence). This suggests our reputation with major clients may already be affected (inference). Therefore, the delivery process should be reviewed before client contracts come up for renewal (conclusion). Premise: late deliveries damage reputation. Evidence: three of five largest clients complained. Inference: reputation with major clients may already be affected. Conclusion: review the delivery process before contracts renew.
Self-Check
Self-Check
- Does your evidence sentence contain an actual observation or data point, not just a restated premise?
- Does your inference sentence clearly move from the evidence toward a claim, using a word like "suggests" or "this indicates"?
- Does your conclusion follow from the inference without claiming something stronger than the evidence actually supports?
- Are all four labels correctly matched to the right sentence?
Next: Writing 73 — Naming the Hidden Assumption: writing an argument with a real gap between evidence and conclusion, then stating the assumption that quietly bridges it.