Smart Thinking: Skills for Critical Understanding and Writing, 2nd Ed

ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE 167 conclusion as stated involves two elements: a question of trust (and whether or not ...

168 ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE be compulsory', the original premise ('In a democracy, voting is not just a right bu ...

ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE 169 Exercise 6.7 a The scope and certainty involved make it a strong conclusion. However ...

170 ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE 4 Giulio has been ill for over six months now. Claim 3 acts as the framing premise, ...

ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE 171 Chapter 8 Exercise 8.1 At this stage, there is no 'answer'. However you might want t ...

172 ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE effective part of our analysis, we need to think about the questions that will help ...

ANSWERS, DISCUSSION, AND FURTHER ADVICE 173 to be able to ask the right questions, but also to be prepared continually to adjust ...

Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts These 'key terms' summarise and draw together various points and concepts discussed in the te ...

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS 175 a list of claims and a diagram. The primary use of the analytical structure format is as ...

176 GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS burden of proof In any situation involving reasoning, we can discuss the degree of suppor ...

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS 177 that establish the acceptability of those premises. A complex structure is built up from ...

178 GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS defining premise A claim that, when serving as a premise, functions to define some term t ...

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS 179 other premise(s) supports the conclusion. A framing premise must be used in a chain with ...

180 GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS the authors and audiences of reasoning. Compare with objective and subject. (See chapter ...

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS 181 narrative sequence plan A plan for writing or presenting in which ideas are listed in the ...

182 GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS reason Used loosely, tliis term describes the information that supports or explains a par ...

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS 183 no matter how many distinct groups of dependent premises there are, such argu- ments are ...

184 GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS subject The term 'subject' is used in many different ways in English. Used loosely, it ca ...

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS 185 may not be true, but at least its clarity allows us to assess its truth. While, no matter ...

Further Reading Further reading on knowledge and philosophy Doyal, Len and Harris, Ken, Empiricism, Explanation and Rationality ...