Statement reason bonus: turn into symbols first. use the laws of inference to conclude. given: if a writer understands human nature, then they are clever. if one is a true poet, then one can stir the hearts of men. shakespeare wrote "hamlet." if a writer doesn't understand human nature, they cannot stir the hearts of men. if someone wrote "hamlet" then they are a true poet. conclude: shakespeare was clever. write in symbols first: given: conclude: