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

(Chris Devlin) #1

54 SMART THINKING: SKILLS FOR CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING & WRITING


c. Why should we avoid using independent premises?
d. What does a framing premise do?
e. Why are definitions important?
f. How do we use internal connections to make sure we have the right claims
in our structure?
g. How do scope and certainty matter in an argument, not just in a single
claim?
h. How do conclusions that make value judgments need to be supported by
their premises?
Free download pdf