TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.60.b.5

(5) Logic. The student applies critical thinking, logic, and reasoning in debate. The student is expected to:

• (A) analyze and create arguments using various forms of logic such as inductive and deductive reasoning, syllogisms,traditional models of logic, and cause-effect;

• (B) identify fallacies in reasoning and apply standards of validity and relevancy in analyzing and constructing argument; and

• (C) analyze the role of value assumptions in personal, social, and political conflicts.