# Good Reasoning 1. [Forced To Take a Position](Forced%20To%20Take%20a%20Position.md) / [Logical Consistency Forces Taking a Position](Logical%20Consistency%20Forces%20Taking%20a%20Position.md) 2. [Take Theories Seriously on Their Own Terms](Take%20Theories%20Seriously%20on%20Their%20Own%20Terms.md) 3. [As If](As%20If.md) 4. Try and spot [Contradictions](Contradiction.md), [Incompatible](Incompatible.md) ideas, [Circular Arguments](Circular%20Argument.md), [Inconsistencies](Inconsistent.md) 5. Take an opposing argument and apply a [Reductio ad absurdum](Reductio%20ad%20absurdum.md) 6. [Steelman Argument](Steelman%20Argument.md) 7. [In Principle](In%20Principle.md) 8. [Problems Create a Logic of Reasoning](Problems%20Create%20a%20Logic%20of%20Reasoning.md) 9. [Logical Consequence](Logical%20Consequence.md) 10. Utilize [Debate](Debate.md) to stress test your ideas 11. Avoid [Bad Reasoning](Bad%20Reasoning.md) --- Date: 20241112 Links to: Tags: References: * []()