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Windows 7

osteopath...@googlemail.com (knewmans) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:20:36 UT

Hi
Does anyone know if Rationale 2 is compatible with Windows 7?
Thanks
Ken

Counterargument

tf7...@earthlink.net (Tommy3900) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:14:19 UT

Can Rationale also display a counterargument structure, somewhat like
Aracauria does?

Map too large to print

gcomst...@ncsu.edu (Gary Comstock) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:21:20 UT

My students are producing large maps that are not legible on standard
8 1/2 x 11" paper. Is there a feature to divide a map in two and
print the left side independently of the right side?

Use of Jumble

john.poul...@minterellison.com (JohnnyP) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:07:41 UT

I am a new user of Rationale and having created by first complex map,
accidentaly pressed 'jumble' and it got all jumbled up - how do I fix
it?

Using Rationale on Mac

markus.kreu...@villanova.edu (Ludwig) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:53:51 UT

I just switched to a Mac and am using Rationale with the help of
Parallels. I noticed that that the save as image function does not
work when you try to copy the image of a Rationale map into let's say
Word or Powerpoint. Are there any solutions to this ?

Bug Report

bld0...@gmail.com (Hiro) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:10:02 UT

Hi, I want to point out the bug that has been reported by me before
but hasn't been addressed for years now.
I'm using Rationale 1.5, and it has a bug that prevents me from using
it very often.

The bug is in 2byte character support, if I use Japanese language for
example, IME, I cannot type and change the kanjis I need to use for

Feature request

mindatw...@gmail.com (mindatwork) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:19:00 UT

Hello all,

I'd like to request a new feature for Rationale. In our course on
critical thinking, our students are required to make a poster-sized
argument map and present it to their fellow students. I happen to know
that ReasonAble had the option to print a map on, say, 2 by 3 pages
(A4) with a few millimeters of overlap so that you could tape the

use in court?

t...@austhink.com (Tim van Gelder Austhink) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:45:10 UT

I was asked "Have any judges in Australia (or anywhere else) ever accepted
the use of *Rationale* by trial or appellate counsel to sketch an argument
about the evidence in a case?"
I know one judge has at least threatened to require Rationale
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"precondition failed"

manchesterismyhea...@gmail.com (Mel) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:04:32 UT

Hi everyone,

I've been working on a map and when I tried to open it, it wouldn't
open and I was given an error message "Python Exception: Precondition
failed". I re-did the map as best I could from memory, and this time I
got "Precondition Exception: Precondition failed".

Has anyone else had this problem? Many thanks in advance.

can't find rebuttal

gcomst...@ncsu.edu (Gary Comstock) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:14:50 UT

i'm a new user working through the intro wizard. works great until i
get to the instruction to add a rebuttal. i'm told "select an
objection in the buiding panel and drag and drop it under the
objection." AH! i see how it's done. here's what i suggest for
helping people avoid the mistake i made. add another sentence after:

Using Rationale to create complex essay structures

marioivanlo...@gmail.com (Fearless Speech) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:31:51 UT

Hi Rationale creators,

I have a question/suggestion in regards to the use of Rationale. I
really love this product, but would like to know if you could possibly
improve the performance of the software when using lots of materials
in maps.

Some of my students have used the essay planning template for creating

I can't get hyperlinks to work

nick.fry...@gmail.com (Nick Fryars) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:24:02 UT

I can add a hyperlink to a claim, topic etc. but clicking on the topic
(when it shows a 'hand') has no effect. The hyperlink is there though
- I can still access and edit it.
Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem with this
functionality?

Web Enabled Version

lorenzo.s...@gmail.com (p2_intel) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:54:47 UT

My organization would like to be be able to export your product across
multiple platforms. Do you have a web-enabled/Java version of
Rationale?

Activation problem

mindatw...@gmail.com (mindatwork) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:39:17 UT

We are using Rationale in our Critical Thinking course on a university
in the Netherlands, but we are having trouble with the license in our
shared computerroom. We activated Rationale on an image-pc and got a
popup message telling us that the license belongs to a different
machine. We then clicked "Ok - Activate" and everything worked fine,

New member and some questions

bcnutt...@gmail.com (bcnuttall) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:45:08 UT

I am trying to improve my thinking and am evaluating Rationale for
possible purchase. I have a couple of questions.

Other than using a post-it as a comment and flag, is there a way to
indicate the type of logical fallacy embodied by an argument? I want
to designate a contention (and often its co-premise) a false