chap-12,CRCB Identifying and Evaluating Arguments

Summary on chapter-12 from CRCB,Identifying and Evaluating Arguments
Arguments always have the structure of at least one reason and one conclusion.One way to detect them is to look for an author's conclusions and then track the reasons he or she used to reach them.Another way is to indicate when reasons are being presented and conclusions stated.when you find an argument,you should break it down into it's constituent parts so that you can determine whether is is well founded and logical.It can be evaluated using specific criteria including determining dependability,distinguishing fact from opinion and detecting fallacies.
Two primary types of arguments are deductive and inductive.Deductive have at least one premise that logically leads to a conclusion.
Inductive begin with a series of specific observations and conclude with a generalization that logically flows from them.