critical thinking - module one

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	module one - identifying arguments
	module two - reasons and conclusions
	module three - the structure of arguments

	section one - reasoning and non-reasoning
	section two - additional exercises

	section one - identifying inference indicators
	section two - distinguishing reason and conclusion indicators
	section three - indentifying conclusions
	section four - reasoning with implicit inference indicators

	section one - identifying propositions
	section two - argument diagrams

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introduction

reasoning and non-reasoning

We all reason about things every moment of the day. But we usually do this without reflecting upon what we are doing and how we do it. It is like riding a bicycle - we can do it without knowing much about how we do it.

Since we can reason ourselves, we can also recognise reasoning when we come across it. One way to see this is to try some examples. Read the following passages and decide whether you think they are examples of reasoning.