Everyone can learn how to make a good argument. This post is about how to do that. The Basics of a Good Argument At a very basic level, you can know that an argument is good if it has a clear conclusion supported by strong premises. Your premises are the evidence you use to support… Continue reading How to Make a Good Argument
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Avoiding Argument Pitfall #3: Circular Reasoning
This post is about avoiding the argument pitfall of circular reasoning, and it is part of a series on thinking critically. You can find links to other posts in this series at the end of the post. When We Care A Lot about Issues If you are anything like me, you have issues you care… Continue reading Avoiding Argument Pitfall #3: Circular Reasoning
How to Spot Ad Hominem Fallacies
This post is about the fallacy of ad hominem and is the third post in a series about learning to think well. You might like to read the first two posts here: What Does It Mean to Think Well, and Why Is It Hard Sometimes? Why Thinking Well is Worth It The first argument pitfall… Continue reading How to Spot Ad Hominem Fallacies
What Does It mean to Think Well, and Why Is It Hard Sometimes?
What does it mean to think well? Most of us probably would like think well and make good arguments. But we might not be sure exactly how to do this. At a basic level, thinking well means that you have strong, relevant, accurate, and clear evidence to support our conclusions. And it also means that… Continue reading What Does It mean to Think Well, and Why Is It Hard Sometimes?