Introduction to arguments

Argu­ments are the basic con­cept upon which most oth­er crit­i­cal-think­ing con­cepts are based. Learn what argu­ments are, how they’re struc­tured, and how you might go about ana­lyz­ing them.

Note: This is a free les­son open to any­one, whether or not they are reg­is­tered or logged in to the Crit­i­cal Think­ing Cap course. You will need to be logged in, how­ev­er, to track les­son progress.

Also note: This les­son is designed to be fol­lowed sequen­tial­ly, but you may be able to jump around if you are not logged in. In all the lessons that fol­low, how­ev­er, you will be required to move sequen­tial­ly through the course mate­ri­als.