Elements of Reasoning
TSgt Motley, TSgt Lewis, and TSgt Tilley-Lafitte
Principles
What key concepts or ideas am I using?
What am I trying to accomplish?
Concepts
Purpose
What am I assuming to be true without proof?
What question am I trying to answer or resolve?
Question at Issue
assumptiions
If I am correct, what follows from that? What happens next?
What information do I need or have?
Implications and Consequences
Info
From what point of view am I looking at this issue?
What does this information mean? What conclusions am I reaching?
point of view
Interpretation and Inference
Identify a few ways someone could enhance their reasoning.
evaluate your thinking for clarity, accuracy, logic, and fairness to ensure sound, well-balanced reasoning.
Gather reliable information, challenge your assumptions, and consider multiple points of view before drawing conclusions.
start by clarifying your purpose and asking focused, unbiased questions.
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Positive and negative
Strong reasoning is intentional
Weak reasoning is emotional
Grounded in evidence
Rushed
Considers multiple perspectives
Assumption- Drive and narrow
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Synthesis and organization
We are visual beings. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Narrative beings. We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.
Social beings. We need to interact with each other.We learn collaboratively.
Digital beings. We avoid being part of the content saturation in thedigital world.
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With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or piece of information that will stick in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
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Elements of Reasoning
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Created on November 6, 2025
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Elements of Reasoning
TSgt Motley, TSgt Lewis, and TSgt Tilley-Lafitte
Principles
What key concepts or ideas am I using?
What am I trying to accomplish?
Concepts
Purpose
What am I assuming to be true without proof?
What question am I trying to answer or resolve?
Question at Issue
assumptiions
If I am correct, what follows from that? What happens next?
What information do I need or have?
Implications and Consequences
Info
From what point of view am I looking at this issue?
What does this information mean? What conclusions am I reaching?
point of view
Interpretation and Inference
Identify a few ways someone could enhance their reasoning.
evaluate your thinking for clarity, accuracy, logic, and fairness to ensure sound, well-balanced reasoning.
Gather reliable information, challenge your assumptions, and consider multiple points of view before drawing conclusions.
start by clarifying your purpose and asking focused, unbiased questions.
+ ino
+ info
Positive and negative
Strong reasoning is intentional
Weak reasoning is emotional
Grounded in evidence
Rushed
Considers multiple perspectives
Assumption- Drive and narrow
With this feature...
You can add additional content that excites your audience's brain: videos, images, links, interactivity... Whatever you want!
Here you can put ahighlighted title
With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will stick in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audio... Whatever you want!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
Synthesis and organization
We are visual beings. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Narrative beings. We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.
Social beings. We need to interact with each other.We learn collaboratively.
Digital beings. We avoid being part of the content saturation in thedigital world.
Here you can put ahighlighted title
With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios...Whatever you want!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and promote it anywhere.
Here you can put a highlighted title
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
Here you can put ahighlighted title
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes to us through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when thecontent moves.What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... whatever you want!
+ info
With this feature...
You can add additional content that excites your audience's brain: videos, images, links, interactivity... Whatever you want!
Did you know that...
The window allows you to add more extensive content. You can enrich your genially by incorporating PDFs, videos, text… The content of the window will appear when clicking on theinteractive element.
Here you can include a relevant data pointto highlight
+ info
Here you can put ahighlighted title
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the contentis moving.What you read: interactivity and animation can make even the most boring content become something fun.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that sticks in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whateveryou want!
+ info
Did you know that...
The window allows you to add more extensive content. You can enrich your genially by incorporating PDFs, videos, text… The content in the window will appear when you click on theinteractive element.
Here you can include a relevant data point to highlight
+ info
Here you can put ahighlighted title
With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or piece of information that will stick in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.