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Critical Thinking: Extended Arguments and Inference Indicators

IntroductionUp until now we’ve been applying our analytical skills to relatively simple arguments.  Now we will begin to apply those skills to extended arguments.  What’s an extended argument?  Well, I’m glad you asked:  An extended argument is one that has a main conclusion supported by premises which themselves are in turn supported by sub-premises.  When […]

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Critical Thinking: Defining an Argument, Premises, and Conclusions

Defining an ArgumentArgument: vas is das? For most of us when we hear the word ‘argument’ we think of something we’d rather avoid.  As it is commonly understood, an argument involves some sort of unpleasant confrontation (well, maybe not always unpleasant–it can feel pretty good when you win!).  While this is one notion of ‘argument,’ […]

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