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Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting to determine its veracity. Good communication requires the ability to make clear, precise, explicit claims, or “strong” claims. The rules of reason in this book provide the framework for obtaining this understanding and ability.
This book / online course is about the the eleven rules of reason for making and evaluating claims. Each covered in detail in the book.
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It depends. "They are outdated" is a claim. We need a reason to see if this is fallacious or not. They may very well be outdated and a rational presentation of evidence to support that would justify that claim. However, "They are outdated because they are old" is not just a bad reason to claim writings are "outdated" but could seen as a non sequitur as it does not follow that just because a writing is old, it is therefore outdated. |
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