Causal Marker
Pattern
because / therefore / thus / consequently / as a result — cause-effect signal
Definition
A discourse marker that signals a cause-effect or reason-result relationship between ideas. Indicates that one proposition explains, justifies, or follows from another.
Examples
Example 1
'As a result, the project was delayed.' — 'as a result' marks the following as a consequence of the preceding information.
AI Detection Note
AI tends to use formal causal markers ('consequently', 'as a result', 'therefore') even in informal contexts. Human writers more often let causation be inferred from context or use simpler connectives ('so').
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