critical thinking
being curious and thinking creatively
critical thinking
separating the thinker from the position
critical thinking
avoiding biases and error of thought
critical thinking
having honesty , humility and charity
critical thinking
understanding arguments, reasons and evidence
propositions
statements that can be true or false
propositions
expressed if a statement can be true or false
non-propositions
sentence that cannot be true or false
non-propositions
sentence where a proposition is not expressed
non-propositions
sentences that are not statements about fact or fiction
simple propositions
true or false regardless if some of it is true or not
complex propositions
true or false depending on if the connected parts or true or
not
complex propositions
, combination of simple propositions
used to identify independent propositions
"and"
used to identify independent propositions
"or"
used to identify independent propositions
"either"
used to identify independent propositions
"but"
used to identify independent propositions
"if"
simple propositions
have no internal logical structure
simple propositions
true or false based on how the world is
arguments
contain premises and conclusions
premises
proposition lending support to the conclusion
premises
statements that give you a reason to believe the
conclusion is true
arguments can go wrong if
there is bad inferential structure
arguments can go wrong if
there is false premise
conclusion indicators
"therefore"
conclusion indicators
"so"
conclusion indicators