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Layer 1: premises leading to conclusion that evolution results in improved adaptation to local conditions
2 majors premises of Chapter 1 & 2
1 major premise of Chapter 3 & its consequence
1 major premise of Chapter 4 & in combination with preceding premises, its consequence
Layer 2: analogy
Given the lessons of Chapter 1 about selective breeding by humans, namely,..
then something like selection in nature should be effective because…
Layer 3: metaphor of Natural selection
Associations that help readers conceive of this mechanism working so that evolution results in improved adaptation to local conditions
Associations that help readers see that what they had learned from Natural theology can still be explained
Associations that might not work in Darwin’s favor
Layer 4: preemptive defences
Against objections from other naturalists and scientists
Against objections from religious authorities
Other issues or questions you have