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§3. [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Assessing_Premises Assessing Premises]
§3. [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Assessing_Premises Assessing Premises]
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Epistemic_Status_as_Relative_to_An_Audience_but_Objective §3.1 Epistemic Status as Relative to An Audience but Objective]
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Epistemic_Status_as_Relative_to_An_Audience_but_Objective §3.1 Epistemic Status as Relative to An Audience but Objective]
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/The_Continuum_Between_Knowledge_and_Ignorance §3.2 The Continuum Between Knowledge and Ignorance]
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/The_Continuum_Between_Knowledge_and_Ignorance §3.2 The Continuum Between Knowledge and Ignorance]
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     §4.7 Reductio ad Absurdum
     §4.7 Reductio ad Absurdum


§5. Assessing Conclusions in Light of Multiple Arguments
§5. [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Assessing_Conclusions_in_Light_of_Multiple_Arguments Assessing Conclusions in Light of Multiple Arguments]
     §5.1 Refutations of Arguments (and the Burden of Proof Principle)
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Refutations_of_Arguments_(and_the_Burden_of_Proof_Principle) §5.1 Refutations of Arguments (and the Burden of Proof Principle)]
     §5.2 Assessing Arguments for Incompatible Conclusions
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Assessing_Arguments_for_Incompatible_Conclusions §5.2 Assessing Arguments for Incompatible Conclusions]
     §5.3 Combining Multiple Arguments for the Same Proposition
     [http://reasonspace.s432.sureserver.com/Combining_Multiple_Arguments_for_the_Same_Proposition §5.3 Combining Multiple Arguments for the Same Proposition]

Revision as of 15:27, 9 August 2022

§1 Overview

   §1.1. Propositions
   §1.2 The Anatomy of an Argument
   §1.3. The Uses of Arguments
   §1.4. Mapping the Relations Between Arguments
   §1.5. Why Some Arguments are Stronger than Others
   §1.6. How to Assess Argument
   Glossary of Key Terms from §1


§2. How to Analyze an Argument

   §2.1 Finding the Arguments
   §2.2 Identifying the Conclusion and All the Premises
   §2.3 Implicit Premises
   §2.4 Multi-Step Arguments and Multiple Arguments to the Same Conclusion
   §2.5 Distinguishing Arguments from Explanations
   §2.6 An example of a complex map


§3. Assessing Premises

   §3.1 Epistemic Status as Relative to An Audience but Objective
   §3.2 The Continuum Between Knowledge and Ignorance
   §3.3 The Epistemic Statuses: Certainty, Probability, Possibility, and Arbitrariness
   §3.4 The Structure of Knowledge and the Danger of Circular Reasoning    
   Glossary of Key Terms from §3

§4. Assessing Inferences

   §4.1 Deduction
   §4.2 Arguments Applying Statistics
   §4.3 Induction
   §4.4 Statistical Generalization
   §4.5 Inference to the Best Explanation
   §4.6 Analogical Argument	
   §4.7 Reductio ad Absurdum

§5. Assessing Conclusions in Light of Multiple Arguments

   §5.1 Refutations of Arguments (and the Burden of Proof Principle)
   §5.2 Assessing Arguments for Incompatible Conclusions
   §5.3 Combining Multiple Arguments for the Same Proposition