Why arguments matter?

* No one wants unjustified beliefs.
* No one wants arbitrary beliefs.

- people want reasons for what they think and do.
- people need arguments to express their reasons.
- people want to avoid mistakes.
- people want reasons for what they are thinking.

good arguments = good reasons

Steps

1) How to analyze arguments
2) How to evaluate deductive arguments
3) How to evaluate inductive arguments
4) How to avoid fallacies.