Reasoning Together is a Classical Conversations curriculum series designed to sharpen students’ minds through puzzles, analogies, fallacy detection, vocabulary, and philosophy, building the reasoning skills that carry through the Challenge programs and beyond.
Philosophy
As students approach adulthood, the simple answers of childish thinking are no longer sufficient. This volume introduces sweeping themes from the history of western thought through excerpts designed to challenge students in their reading and thinking skills. Through encounters with writers from Solomon and Socrates through Chesterton and Esolen, students seeking wisdom will find that mankind has been asking the same questions for millennia and that modern philosophies are derived from the ideas of the past.
Puzzles
This visually lush, whimsical puzzle book offers fifteen weeks of mental exercise to cultivate sharp, quick-witted, prudent thinkers with mental tenacity, flexible thinking, and logical puzzle-solving skills. The carefully curated collection includes historic riddles, enigmas, conundrums, visual puzzles, logic puzzles, paradoxes, rebuses, ciphers, and secret codes, training students to think creatively and logically in preparation for future formal logic, aesthetics, philosophy, and theology studies.
Fallacies Available April 7, 2026
This book trains students to be fallacy hunters — tracking, categorizing, and disarming classic informal fallacies. Written with a fun, playful tone and accompanied by delightful images, each of the fourteen chapters includes fallacy-hunting opportunities hidden within excerpts of classic myths, fables, and fairy tales. Students trek through helpful examples, discuss “On the Hunt” questions, and explore the “Fallacy Hunter’s Field Guide.” The practice of hunting informal fallacies arms students’ minds against falling prey to persuasive but misleading arguments — and prepares them for future formal logic studies.
Analogies
Designed for children and parents to use together without additional resources, this book offers a comprehensive approach to teaching students how to develop relationships and create analogies. It contains a full semester of basic analogies instruction and practice, plus opportunities to create figures of speech connected to each lesson. The book promotes thinking skills while also offering writing practice, reading comprehension, poetry appreciation, and story-telling.
Words in the Word
A practical guide leading students to discover new and expanded applications of the classical skills and tools they have been practicing throughout their education across strands and program levels. This resource helps students connect vocabulary, language, and Scripture in a way that deepens their understanding of both the Word and the world around them.
Frequently Asked Questions About Reasoning Together
What is the Reasoning Together series?
Reasoning Together is a Classical Conversations curriculum series for the Challenge programs that builds students’ reasoning, logic, and critical thinking skills. The series spans multiple levels and topics — from puzzles and analogies through fallacies and philosophy — giving students the mental tools to think clearly, argue well, and seek truth.
Which program level is each Reasoning Together book used in?
Puzzles and Analogies are used in Challenge A. Fallacies is used in Challenge B. Philosophy is used in Challenge III. Words in the Word is a flexible resource applicable across levels.
Do I need any additional resources to use these books?
Most Reasoning Together titles are designed to be self-contained — no additional materials required beyond the book itself. Analogies is specifically designed for parents and students to use together without any extra resources.
Are any Reasoning Together books on sale?
Yes — Puzzles, Analogies, and Words in the Word are currently 20% off. Fallacies is priced at $35.00 and available beginning April 7, 2026. CC Connected members receive an additional 15% member discount on all titles.
How does Reasoning Together fit into the classical model?
The Reasoning Together series corresponds to the Logic and Reasoning strand of the classical model. As students move through the dialectic and rhetorical stages, these resources give them structured practice in the habits of classical thinkers — learning to identify patterns, evaluate arguments, detect fallacies, and engage the great ideas of western thought.
Is Reasoning Together Philosophy required for Challenge III?
Reasoning Together Philosophy is the recommended resource for Challenge III families. It is used in community as part of the Reasoning strand, where students engage with primary source excerpts and develop their ability to evaluate and articulate philosophical ideas.
Where can I learn more about the Reasoning Together series?
You can browse all Reasoning Together titles at the CC Bookstore.
