In critical thinking, an argument is A feud A set of statements attacking an opponent A set of statements intending to provide reasons for accepting another statement A set of statements that prove empirical claims beyond all doubt

The correct answer is :  A set of statements intending to provide reasons for accepting another statement

Explanation:

This concept refers to the identification, construction, and evaluation of arguments. For a given conclusion It is necessary to provide a group of premises as reasons for accepting it and these ones have to support other people's viewpoints. The people involved have to be opened and receptive to all ideas and it's very important to  evaluate  the claims .

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i believe its either the first or third option but i'm leaning more towards the third option:

the first excerpt makes a logical appeal, while the second excerpt makes an emotional appeal.

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