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.](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/52477/difference-between-these-those) Also [“These” or “Those” in an essay?](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/166860/these-or-those-in-an-essay), [Confused about When to Use “these” and “those”](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/17873/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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