Chapter II: Studying Understandingly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

(_a_) Importance of definite ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(1) Use of the dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
(2) Practice in definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(3) Importance of the study of logic . . . . . . . . 28
(_b_) Stating a thing in different ways . . . . . . . . . . 31
(_c_) Stating a thing negatively as well as positively . . 32
(_d_) Observation of necessary qualifying words or phrases 34
(_e_) Reflection, illustration, and application . . . . . . 35
(_f_) Keeping the mind active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
(_g_) Study of causes of differences of opinion . . . . . . 40
(_h_) Discrimination of mere assertion from proof . . . . . 40