in argument analysis and running a 
contest!-with a cash prize!! A generous 
supporter has contributed US $100 for the 
best critical analysis of an example of 
argumentation. See page 59 for details of 
the contest. 

The articles in this issue cover a range 
of topics. Deborah Orr contributes some 
timely reflections on gender assumptions 
built into our conceptions of rationality, 
especially as these affect the teaching of in-
formal logic. George Bowles discusses 
whether favourable relevance is a necessary 
condition of argument. James Freeman 
seeks to deepen the notion of "strong-

sense" critical thinking originated by 
Richard Paul by relating it to the concept 
of the human image system. And Peter 
Davson-Galle offers a reply to Jonathan 
Berg's article (Vol. IX, No. 1), "Interpreting 
Arguments." The issue is rounded out by 
publication of the abstracts of the papers 
presented at the Third International Sym-
posium on Informal Logic, held at Windsor 
in June 1989. Our assumption is that readers 
will be interested to know more about the 
topics discussed at that conference. Finally, 
please do not forget to renew your subscrip-
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IN MEMORIAM 

J. Frederick Little 

J. Frederick Little died suddenly of a heart attack on the evening of 
February 27th, 1990. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University 
and taught for 32 years at Wilfrid Laurier University. Though much of 
his time was spent in administrative work, he pursued active interests in 
informal logic and philosophy of religion. He introduced the first infor-
mal logic course into the philosophy curriculum at Wilfrid Laurier in 1974 
and published his first text, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, with 
Butterworths in 1980. In 1989 he published Good Reasoning Matters! with 
McClelland & Stewart. Both in the classroom and in his writing he em-
phasized the importance of pedagogy, real life examples, and a general 
methodology which synthesized the disparate aspects oflogical theory and 
logical thinking, making them readily accessible for practical application. 
He also exercised a healthy respect for the limits of logical analysis. He 
will be much missed by his friends and colleagues. As he wrote in the 
Preface to his first book, "There are ... situations where logical analysis 
appears inappropriate ... and there are experiences where logical principles 
seem not to apply (as in the simple experiences of falling in love or losing 
a relative or intimate friend)."