The second part of Epstein’s chapter 8 deals with some of the valid and invalid forms in regards to general claims. I found this part of the chapter to be extremely helpful as I am a very kinesthetic learner. The visuals and diagrams allowed me to follow along with what Epstein was saying and better understand it. One thing I found extremely helpful was the idea of diagrams, since they allow you to get involved with a claim and draw out what the premises are and thus allow you to see if the claim really is valid or whether it is a claim that is not strong enough to be valid. Epstein also talked about reasoning in a chain an direct ways of reasoning as well as arguing backwards. Again all of these had visuals way of understanding the ideas and make the information that Epstein was talking about easier to understand.
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