*   NEXT READING: we'll be starting to discuss CHAPTER 2 - RECOGNIZING
    ARGUMENTS - sometime next week, likely on Wednesday

REMINDER:
*   Chapter 1's list of some intellectual STANDARDS 
    considered to be REQUIRED for critical thinking:

    *   clarity 
    *   precision
    *   accuracy
    *   relevance
    *   consistency
    *   logical correctness
    *   completeness
    *   fairness

    discussing each of these a bit more...

    *   clarity 
        *   quality of being clear;
        *   quality of coherence, intelligibility

    *   precision
        *   quality of being precise, close enough, 
            in a measurable sense;

        *   in a computation, how precise does the numeric
	    result have to be? within 0.01? within .000000001?

    *   accuracy
        *   is the information correct? as opposed to
            precision's "is it close enough?"

        *   it can be hard to make good decisions based on
            inaccurate information

    *   relevance
        *   the relation of something to the matter at hand

        *   importance of staying focused on relevant ideas and
	    information

    *   consistency
        *   conformity in the application of something
        *   can talk about logical consistency
	               and practical consistency;

            *   logical here means in terms of the rules of logic 

	    	1 < 3 and 1 > 3 cannot BOTH the true in a logical sense;
		if an argument includes both, you have a problem;

                avoiding saying a set of things in which some of
		the elements cannot both be logically true at the
		same time

            *   practical here involves things being done in
	        a predictable way

    *   logical correctness
        *   drawing well-founded (in terms of logic) conclusions from
	    premises
 
    *   completeness
        *    do you have all the info/data/etc. you need;
	     entire, deep enough (not shallow), etc.

    *   fairness
        *   conformity with rules or standards
        *   open-mindedness, impartiality, 

*   next "arch-villains" of critical thinking