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Chapters
    Copyright
    Praise
    Acknowledgements
    Contents

    How to Reason Logically
    Claims, Issues, and Arguments
    Writing with the Appropriate Precision
    How to Evaluate Information and Judge Credibility
    Obstacles to Better Communication
    Writing to Convince Others
    Defending Against Deception
    Detecting Fallacies
    Consistency and Inconsistency
    Deductive Reasoning
    Logical Form and Sentential Logic
    Aristotelian Logic and Venn-Euler Diagrams
    Inductive Reasoning
    Reasoning about Causes and Their Effects
    Scientific Reasoning