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Contents
Preface to First Edition viii
Preface to Second Edition ix
How to Use this Book xi
1 Smart Thinking 1
What is smart thinking? 1
How do we study smart thinking? 5
Why do we need to 'think smart'? 7
2 Claims: The Key Elements of Reasoning 9
Understanding language 10
More about claims 14
Claims and reasoning 18
Review 22
3 Linking: The Key Process in Reasoning 25
Links between claims 26
The analytical structure of reasoning 28
Learning more about the analytical structure 3 1
Review 37
4 Understanding the Links between Claims 39
Dependent premises 39
