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....Table Of Contents:

....Introduction

....Part One: Reasoning

......... 1. Basic Reasoning Concepts
......... 2. Twenty Basic Reasoning Distinctions
......... 3. Informal Reasoning Fallacies
......... 4. Reasoning: Learning Review
......... 5. Attributes of a Critical Thinker/Writer

....Part Two: Argument

......... 1. Categorical Logic
......... 2. Categorical Propositions
......... 3. Categorical Syllogisms
......... 4. Venn Diagram Proofs & 15 Valid Forms
......... 5. Six Rules Proving Validity
......... 6. Ordinary Language Arguments
......... 7. Induction & Propositional Logic
......... 8. Argument: Learning Review

....Part Three: Refutation

......... 1. Objecting to Definitions
......... 2. Objecting to Invalidity
......... 3. Objecting to Weak Causal Evidence
......... 4. Objecting by Analogy
......... 5. Objecting to Ethical Principles/Moral Codes
......... 6. Refutation: Learning Review

.........Appendix I: Guidelines for Argumentative Writing

.........Appendix II: Writing A Journal of Your Ideas

.........Bibliography

.........Index