Reasoning Lab — Argument Editor
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Eighteen more ways to work an argument
Every tool is free and needs no account. Each one links back to the lesson that teaches the idea behind it.
Formal logic
Symbolize, test validity, and build proofs.
Proof Constructor
Natural-deduction proofs, one checked step at a time — propositional and first-order.
Open tool →Truth Table Builder
Any propositional formula, every row, with tautology and contradiction flagged.
Open tool →Syllogism Checker
Mood, figure, and validity for a categorical syllogism, on both readings.
Open tool →Venn Diagram Builder
Two- and three-circle diagrams for categorical claims and set relations.
Open tool →Distribution Analyzer
Which terms an A, E, I, or O statement distributes, and why.
Open tool →Argument structure
Find the parts, lay them out, and shore them up.
Premise & Conclusion Identifier
Paste a passage; name its conclusion and premises with indicator-word help.
Open tool →Standard Form Builder
Numbered premises above a line, conclusion below — the form every evaluation starts from.
Open tool →Argument Mapper
A visual map of premises, sub-conclusions, and the support between them.
Open tool →Argument Repair Tool
Diagnose a weak argument and rebuild it stage by stage.
Open tool →Relevance & Sufficiency Checker
Do the reasons bear on the conclusion, and are they enough?
Open tool →Fallacy Diagnostic
Fourteen informal-fallacy checks, then a guided repair.
Open tool →Definitions and explanation
Say what you mean and weigh what explains the evidence.
Definition Builder
Genus, differentia, and boundary cases — with the classic definition faults checked.
Open tool →Definition Tester
Eight tests against examples, non-examples, and borderline cases.
Open tool →Argument to the Best Explanation
Score rival hypotheses on the explanatory virtues.
Open tool →Causal Reasoning Analyzer
Mill's methods over a table of cases.
Open tool →Induction and probability
Strength, evidence, and updating.
Induction Strength Checker
Rate a generalization or analogy on the criteria that decide its strength.
Open tool →Bayesian Update Tool
Prior, likelihoods, posterior — with the base-rate trap made visible.
Open tool →Explainer Walkthroughs
Twelve short animated walkthroughs of central concepts, from deduction to decision theory.
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