Because

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What Because is for

Because is an editor for argument visualizations — diagrams that display the logic of an argument. A visualization lays out a conclusion, the reasons offered for it, and the objections raised against it, so you can organize and navigate complex reasoning at a glance. Making the structure of an argument explicit encourages clearly articulated reasoning, and it makes intricate arguments far easier to discuss, evaluate, and teach.

In an argument map:

• green brackets group supporting reasons — co-premises that work together
• red brackets mark objections
• dashed borders mark implicit claims the author left unstated

What you can do with it

• Create and edit argument maps with keyboard-first controls, then save them as .mup files on your device or in Google Drive.
• Open existing MindMup argument maps unchanged — Because renders them with the same engine MindMup used.
• Print maps or save them as PDF for handouts and feedback.

Because was built for teaching philosophy and critical thinking, in the tradition of the argument-visualization materials at philmaps.com, after the retirement of the MindMup argument-visualization service. It is free to use and has no accounts and no ads. Anonymous usage statistics help us improve it — your map content is never collected (see the privacy policy).