Deciding what to believe -- The anatomy of arguments: identifying premises and conclusions -- Understanding arguments through reconstruction -- Evaluating arguments: some basic questions -- When does the conclusion follow? a more formal approach to validity -- Fallacies: bad arguments that tend to persuade -- That depends on what you mean by -- Arguments that are not deductive -- Explanation and the criticism of theories -- Putting it all together: six steps to understanding and evaluating arguments -- Making reasonable decisions as an amateur in a world of specialists.
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