To this end, students should . . .
A. Become adept in paraphrasing passages. Students should learn to . . .
1. paraphrase passages accurately;
2. paraphrase passages clearly;
3. paraphrase passages concisely;
4. paraphrase passages charitably.
B. Be able to recognize missing premises and conclusions (i.e. be able to complete enthymemes). Students should learn to . . .
1. faithfully interpret arguers' intentions;
2. charitably interpret arguers' intentions.
C. Be proficient in the method of argument standardization.
1. locate the main conclusion, subconclusions and other premises in the argument;
2. omit unnecessary or irrelevant material;
3. arrange the premises and conclusion in their logical order;
4. fill in missing premises or conclusions;
5. add parenthetical justifications for each conclusion in the argument.
6. learn to avoid common mistakes in standardizing arguments.
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