Reflective thought forms a chain of linked units toward a common end

Evidence

The successive portions of a reflective thought grow out of one another and support one another; they do not come and go in a medley. Each phase is a step from something to something. The stream or flow becomes a train or chain. There are in any reflective thought definite units that are linked together to a common end. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1254

Categorization

• DEFINE: Elaborates the structural test for identifying genuinely reflective thinking.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1254
• XREF: connects to: Reflective thinking connects known facts to unknown conclusions through inferences — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 761; Reflective thought transforms obscurity and conflict into clarity and coherence — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1307; Reasoning requires recognizing real logical connections and relationships among facts — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 247 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Reflective thought transforms obscurity and conflict into clarity and coherence #expands (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1307
• Reasoning requires recognizing real logical connections and relationships among facts #corroborates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 247