DECISIONS, DECISIONS, A UNIT ON DEDUCTION. IT RINGS TRUE, A UNIT ON PLAUSIBILITY. RHETORIC CURRICULUM IV, TEACHER VERSION.

A TEACHER VERSION OF A CURRICULUM GUIDE ON RHETORICAL REASONING PROCESSES WAS DEVELOPED. THE GUIDE INCLUDED TWO UNITS INVOLVING DEDUCTION AND PLAUSIBILITY. DETAILED LESSONS AND EXERCISES DEALING WITH ASSUMPTIONS, PATTERNS OF DEDUCTIVE THINKING, FACTS, AND VALUE JUDGMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE UNIT ON DEDUCTION. IN THE UNIT ON PLAUSIBILITY, DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WERE MADE ON THE SUBSTANCE, STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND PURPOSE OF PROSE MODELS. SUGGESTED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS WERE ALSO GIVEN. THE STUDENT VERSION IS ED 010 809. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160 AND ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832. (GD)