To me, once of the most important parts of learning a language is the ability
to read the implied message behind someone's words, and part of that is
knowing when they're making a point and they're just shooting the breeze and
explaining things. I know of a few, like から and ので, but does anyone have
insight to offer, in this respect?
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What words/structures indicate an argument? (e.g. Therefore, as a result, there's strong reason to believe (x) , etc.)
I guess these might fit your description they are phrases you would say when
arguing.

```

    それで - and that's why...
    だったら - If that's the case then...
    かと言って - but even so...
    強いて言えば - If I had to say...
    となると - If that's the case then...
    それにしても - Even so...
    いずれにしても - In any case...
    というわけで - In conclusion...
    
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I agree that this question is probably too broad. But here are a couple
examples I can think of off the top of my head.

>   * したがって
>   * （した／という）結果で
>   * なぜ（なら／かというと）
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I know that these don't necessarily follow a general pattern, so it's worth
mentioning a few more:

  * つまるところ・つまり - In other words/to sum up 
  * 要するに・と - basically/what you're trying to say is 
  * 必ずしも〜というわけではない - It is not necessarily the case that ~ 
  * どちらにせ・何にしろ and all of the equivalent phrasings - Either way 
  * あえて言えば - One could go so far as to say...
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