Category: Logical Reasoning

Reasoners often leave parts of their reasoning unstated. Emilio left something unsaid when he argued that “If the stream were…

The primary goal in argumentation is for the conclusion to follow from its basic premises either with certainty or with…

Can you spot the conclusion and premises in this argument? All machines have a finite working lifetime, and even though…

It is very common for passages containing arguments also to contain claims that are neither premises nor conclusions but instead…

People often argue in order to prove something. But that word “proof” is a tricky word. There are different standards…

We argue in order to settle issues. Issues arise when there is uncertainty about whether to accept or reject a…

The word argument has more than one meaning. In this book we will not use the word in the sense…

Statements are what is said. More accurate, statements are things that are said that are either true or false. They…

This chapter emphasized that logical reasoning is your guide to good decisions. It is also a guide to sorting out…

So far we’ve explored the importance of reasoning logically in situations that require a decision—either a decision about what to…