The Art of Deception p 27

The Art of Deception Capaldi and Smith, 2007

page 27

3 rules for examining logic:

1.  We do not identify premises and conclusions by content.
2.  We do not identify premises and conclusions by position or location within  a paragraph.  For stylistic or other reasons, the premises and conclusions can appear anywhere.
3. The appearance of the following word or words at the beginning of a sentence or clause signifies that the sentence of clause is a conclusion:  therefore, thus, so, hence, consequently, accordingly, it follows that, as a result, I conclude, and other synonymous terms.

This leads a read to use a little wariness when listening to or reading the statements of other people.  The actual meaningful concepts can very easily be hid in a portion of the text or speech where one usually does not pay so much attention.  This explains the potential danger of a statement "why are you still beating your wife?".

A single word can have enough underlying flavor as to cloud the end conclusion, making it far more powerful or dangerous than the end statement.