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.