For these reasons vs for those reasons

Question

Should I use "these" or "those" to refer to previously mentioned arguments? I can give some context:

Paragraph 2: Argument A

Paragraph 3: Argument B

Paragraph 4: Argument C

Paragraph 5: For th_se reasons I would like to apply to this scholarship, since.......

Does this answer your question? Difference between These & Those. Also “These” or “Those” in an essay?, Confused about When to Use “these” and “those”, and many others. — FumbleFingers, Jan 09 '20 at 15:56
Note that there's something a bit "awkward" about your example context, because both *for these/those reasons* and *since* actually mean *because, so you're essentially saying Because [reason1], [statement], because [reason2]. Which would usually be expressed as Because [reason1] and [reason2], [statement]*. — FumbleFingers, Jan 09 '20 at 16:09
Usually we apply to an institution, and for a position, an award, or a scholarship. — jonathanjo, Jan 09 '20 at 17:40

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '20 at 17:39

In your example, you probably should us "these", but both are acceptable.

Good:

"I'm poor. I'm sick. For these reasons, I'm not going to the party."
"I'm not going to the party for these reasons: I'm poor and I'm sick."
"Chapter 1 explained the history. Chapter 2 explained the current situation. Chapter 3 explained the consequences. For those reasons, we can't accept this policy change."
"Chapter 1 explained the history. Chapter 2 explained the current situation. Chapter 3 explained the consequences. For these reasons, we can't accept this policy change."

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