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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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You nailed it. Biases don't necessarily affect the truth of the argument, like in the case that bias causes the person to argue their position more passionate. To simplify this idea, let's say that is true that X exists. If one is biased to believe that X exists, they may rationalize and offer poor reasons for X existing, but their conclusion would be right, regardless of their biases. |
answered on Sunday, Apr 28, 2019 03:09:54 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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Thank you all for the informative responses.
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answered on Wednesday, May 01, 2019 05:41:07 PM by Jack |
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