Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points

“When your child listens to someone making an argument or giving reasons for something, can they tell you whether the reasons given actually support what the person is claiming?”

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• ⬜Listen to a speaker's argument or presentation and list the specific reasons and evidence provided to support each main point
• ⬜Evaluate whether the reasons a speaker gives are logical and whether the evidence cited is relevant to the claim being made
• ⬜Ask follow-up questions that probe the strength of a speaker's reasoning, e.g. 'What evidence supports that claim?' or 'Are there other explanations?'