SSH 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3 (3.1-3.5): Dependent Clause

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: David Hunter

Document Summary

It is important to have reasons for thinking that our beliefs are true, that we have chosen the proper goals, and that our plans to reach them will be effective. If we do not have any reasons, then we will be right only by luck and relying on luck is not much of a strategy. Whenever we are thinking critically about what to believe or do, we can formulate our reasoning in an argument that makes explicit our reasons and our belief or decision. One technique that can help us to be reflective is to put our thinking in the form of an argument. This involves explicitly formulating the reasons we have and then assessing whether they are good reasons. We look out the window to see whether it is sunny; we read a history book to learn what cause the american civil war.