The difference between explanation and argument

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All reasoning involves saying one thing (the premises) as support for another (the conclusion). That support can be understood as argumentative, as when we are supporting a belief in the truth of the conclusion, or explanatory, when our premises claim to support an explanation of the conclusion.

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