Primer
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§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
§3.1 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