In the chapter 6 by Epstein I have learned about filling in unstated premises, indicator words, what counts as a plausible premise, and reasoning with compound claims. Often we determine that an argument is valid or weak by looking at the role of a compound claim: which is linking of two or more claims together to make a new. It has to be viewed as one claim. Its truth value is depends on the truth values of the claims that are part of it. Another thing I learned from this chapter is False dilemmas: is a bad use of excluding possibilities where the “or” claim is a false or implausible. Sometimes just the dubious “or” claim itself is called a false dilemma. A false dilemma arises when we allow ourselves to be convinced that we have to choose between two and only two mutually exclusive options, when that is untrue. Generally, when this rhetorical strategy is used, one of the options is unacceptable and repulsive
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