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"Argumentation, which can be abstractly defined as the interaction of different arguments for and against some conclusion, is an important skill to learn for everyday life, law, science, politics and business. The best way to learn it is to try it out on real instances of arguments found in eve...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Argumentation, which can be abstractly defined as the interaction of different arguments for and against some conclusion, is an important skill to learn for everyday life, law, science, politics and business. The best way to learn it is to try it out on real instances of arguments found in everyday conversational exchanges and legal argumentation. The introductory chapter of this book gives a clear general idea of what the methods of argumentation are and how they work as tools that can be used to analyze arguments ... |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-298) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107039308 (hardback) 1107039304 (hardback) 9781107677333 (paperback) : 1107677335 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | BC177 |
| CLC: | O141.2 |
| Call Number: | O141.2/W238 |
| Contents: | 1. Introducing some basic concepts and tools -- 2. Argument attack, rebuttal, refutation, and defeat -- 3. Arguments with missing parts -- 4. Applying argumentation schemes -- 5. Similarity, precedent, and argument from analogy -- 6. Teleological argumentation to and from motives -- 7. The Carneades model of scientific discovery and inquiry -- 8. Fallacies, heuristics, and sophistical tactics -- 9. The straw man fallacy. |