Question

Certain key words that signal a reason is being offered in support of a conclusion or that a conclusion is being asserted are known as __________ words.

Answer 1

Certain key words that signal a reason is being offered in support of a conclusion or that a conclusion is being asserted are known as cue words.

Explanation:

The cue is defined as a word that is used to pass the signal to the person to do something. Certain key words signal that a reason is being offered in support of a conclusion.

Some of the words that are considered to be cue words signaling reasons are as follows:

• because

• as shown by

• since

• for

• as indicated by

• given that

These words are considered as cue words to pass signals.