The TARA course

Critical Thinking

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36 Lessons357 Questions
  1. See the argument under the sentencesFree
  2. Trace the route from evidence to claim
  3. Name the question type in five seconds
  4. Separate a reason from its conclusion
  5. Track what the argument actually establishes
  1. Assumptions
  2. Stress-test the bridge
  3. Find the hidden scope
  4. Find the missing link
  1. Make evidence earn its conclusion
  2. Measure the evidence gap
  3. Test what the evidence can establish
  4. Keep a claim within its evidence
  5. Judge evidence against the exact claim
  1. Name the break in the reasoning
  2. Separate cause from coincidence
  3. Catch the missing alternative
  4. Find a gap in a conclusion
  5. Find the comparison an argument leaves out
  1. Match the argument beneath the topic
  2. Match reasons, not nouns
  3. Test the argument skeleton
  4. Match the shape of an argument
  5. Preserve every logical link
  1. Match principles by reason, scope, and direction
  2. Respect the boundary of a principle
  3. Transfer the principle's purpose
  4. Apply a rule to the right case
  5. Apply a principle without dropping its limits
  1. Change the argument, not the subject
  2. Target the causal hinge
  3. Measure force, not drama
  4. How much does a clue tell you?
  5. When silence is evidence
  6. Support the claim being made
  7. Check whether a fact helps a claim

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