0.1 Appreciate why you should take this course | 0.2 Understand how to use this course | 1.1 Define the word “argument” | 1.2 Carefully read arguments and distinguish them from descriptions | 2.1 Identify claims | 2.2 Determine whether a statement is a premise, objection, or neither | 2.3 Identify components of an argument | 2.4 Test premises for truth | 2.5 Accurately place an objection to a claim | 2.6 Recognize that a bad argument can still have a true main claim | 3.1 Identify & make inferences | 3.2 Identify & use inference indicator words | 3.3 Visualize inference indicator words | 4.1 Test inferences for strength | 4.2 Follow the Reason Rule | 4.3 Choose the most relevant premise | 5.1 / 5.2 Map and evaluate independent premises | 5.3 / 5.4 Map and evaluate chain arguments | 5.5 Map arguments with independent and sub-premises | 6.1 Identify co-premise arguments | 6.2 Identify missing reasons | 6.3 Evaluate co-premise arguments | 6.4 Map short co-premise arguments | M1 Identify and fix mistakes in argument maps | 7.1 Identify claims that need interpretation | 7.2 Systematically interpret claims | 7.3 Systematically evaluate arguments | 8.1 Follow “Holding Hands” and “No Surprises” rules | 8.2 Identify reasonable missing co-premises | 8.3 Use missing co-premises to evaluate inferences | 9.1 Make inferences from premises | 9.2 Fill in gaps between premises and main claims | 9.3 Identify missing sub-conclusions for co-premise arguments | 10.1 Distinguish “Not so!” from “So what?” objections | 10.2 Map an objection and the author’s response | 10.3 Evaluate the overall sufficiency of an argument |