← Think Clearly: Logic & Critical Thinking
The Skeleton of an Argument
Learn to see what a passage is actually arguing: find the conclusion, spot the reasons, and tell deduction apart from induction.
Unit 1
Seeing What a Passage Is Arguing
A passage isn't just a random pile of sentences—it has a skeleton: which sentence is the claim, and which ones support it.
- 1Premises and ConclusionsIn a passage, which sentence is the claim and which ones are the reasons backing it up6 Q
- 2Deduction vs. InductionReasoning that must be true, versus reasoning that's only "very likely"6 Q
- 3What Makes a "Good Argument"The premises must be true and the reasoning must hold up—you need both6 Q