Analyzing the logic of an article

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FIll out form from reading Bertrand Russell, "The Argument from Analogy for Other Minds"

Template for Analyzing the Logic of an Article:

Use the following template to help you analyze the course readings.

1) The main purpose of the article is .
• (State as accurately as possible the author's purpose for writing the article)

2) The key question that the author is addressing is .
• (Figure out the key question in the mind of the author when s/he wrote the article)

3) The most important information in this article is .
• (Figure out the facts/experiences/data the author is using to support her/his conclusions)

4) The main inferences/conclusions in this article are .
• (Identify the key conclusions the author comes to and presents in the article)

5) The key concept(s) we need to understand in this article are . By these concepts, the author means .
• (Figure out the most important ideas, you would have to understand in order to understand the author's reasoning)

6) The main assumption(s) underlying the author's thinking is (are) .
• (Figure out what the author is taking for granted - what might be questioned?)

7a) If we take this line of reasoning seriously, the implications are .
• (What consequences are likely to follow if people take the author's line of reasoning seriously?)

7b) If we fail to take this line of reasoning seriously, the implications are .
• (What consequences are likely to follow if people ignore the author's reasoning?)

8) The main point(s) of view presented in this article is (are)
• (What is the author looking at, and how is s/he seeing it?)

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