A Rulebook for Arguments
A Rulebook for Arguments is a succinct introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, organized around specific rules, each illustrated and explained soundly but briefly. This widely popular primer-translated into eight languages-remains the first choice in all disciplines for writers w...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Indianapolis :
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc
2008.
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| Edición: | 4th ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623422306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Note to the Fourth Edition; Introduction; I. Short Arguments: Some General Rules; 1: Identify premises and conclusion; 2: Develop your ideas in a natural order; 3: Start from reliable premises; 4: Be concrete and concise; 5: Build on substance, not overtone; 6: Use consistent terms; II. Generalizations; 7: Use more than one example; 8: Use representative examples; 9: Background rates may be crucial; 10: Statistics need a critical eye; 11: Consider counterexamples; III. Arguments by Analogy; 12: Analogies require relevantly similar examples
- IV. Sources13: Cite your sources; 14: Seek informed sources; 15: Seek impartical sources; 16: Cross-check sources; 17: Use the Web with care; V. Arguments about Causes; 18: Causal arguments start with correlations; 19: Correlations may have alternative explanations; 20: Work toward the most likely explanation; 21: Expect complexity; VI. Deductive Arguments; 22: Modus ponens; 23: Modus tollens; 24: Hypothetical syllogism; 25: Disjunctive syllogism; 26: Dilemma; 27: Reductio ad absurdum; 28: Deductive arguments in several steps; VII. Extended Arguments; 29: Explore the issue
- 30: Spell out basic ideas as arguments31: Defend basic premises with arguments of their own; 32: Consider objections; 33: Consider alternatives; VIII. Argumentative Essays; 34: Jump right in; 35: Make a definite claim or proposal; 36: Your argumen is your outline; 37: Detail objections and meet them; 38: Get feedback and use it; 39: Modesty, please!; IX. Oral Arguments; 40: Reach out to your audience; 41: Be fully present; 42: Signpost your argument; 43: Offer something positive; 44: Use visual aids sparingly; 45: End in style; Appendix I: Some Common Fallacies; Appendix II: Definitions
- D1: When terms are unclear, get specificD2: When terms are contested, work from the clearest cases; D3: Definitions don't replace arguments; Resources
