Titre :	A rulebook for arguments
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Weston, Anthony, Auteur
Editeur :	Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Company
Année de publication :	c1992
Importance :	XIV, 98 p.
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-87220-157-6
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	English language -- Rhetoric Logic Reasoning
Index. décimale :	BC 177
Note de contenu :	Composing a Short Argument: Some General Rules -- Distinguish premises and conclusion -- Present your ideas in a natural order -- Start from reliable premises -- Be concrete and concise -- Avoid loaded language -- Use consistent terms -- Stick to one meaning for each term -- Arguments by Example -- Give more than one example -- Use representative examples -- Background information is crucial -- Consider counterexamples -- Arguments by Analogy -- Analogy requires a relevantly similar example -- Arguments from Authority -- Sources should be cited -- Seek informed sources -- Seek impartial sources -- Cross-check sources -- Personal attacks do not disqualify a source -- Arguments about Causes -- Explain how cause leads to effect -- Propose the most likely cause -- Correlated events are not necessarily related -- Correlated events may have a common cause -- Either of two correlated events may cause the other -- Causes may be complex -- Deductive Arguments -- Modus Ponens -- Modus Tollens -- Hypothetical Syllogism -- Disjunctive Syllogism -- Dilemma -- Reductio ad absurdum -- Deductive arguments in several steps -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Exploring the Issue -- Explore the arguments on all sides of the issue -- Question and defend each argument's premises -- Revise and rethink arguments as they emerge -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Main Points of the Essay -- Explain the question -- Make a definite claim or proposal -- Develop your arguments fully -- Consider objections -- Consider alternatives.

A rulebook for arguments [texte imprimé] / Weston, Anthony, Auteur . - Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Company, c1992 . - XIV, 98 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-87220-157-6
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	English language -- Rhetoric Logic Reasoning
Index. décimale :	BC 177
Note de contenu :	Composing a Short Argument: Some General Rules -- Distinguish premises and conclusion -- Present your ideas in a natural order -- Start from reliable premises -- Be concrete and concise -- Avoid loaded language -- Use consistent terms -- Stick to one meaning for each term -- Arguments by Example -- Give more than one example -- Use representative examples -- Background information is crucial -- Consider counterexamples -- Arguments by Analogy -- Analogy requires a relevantly similar example -- Arguments from Authority -- Sources should be cited -- Seek informed sources -- Seek impartial sources -- Cross-check sources -- Personal attacks do not disqualify a source -- Arguments about Causes -- Explain how cause leads to effect -- Propose the most likely cause -- Correlated events are not necessarily related -- Correlated events may have a common cause -- Either of two correlated events may cause the other -- Causes may be complex -- Deductive Arguments -- Modus Ponens -- Modus Tollens -- Hypothetical Syllogism -- Disjunctive Syllogism -- Dilemma -- Reductio ad absurdum -- Deductive arguments in several steps -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Exploring the Issue -- Explore the arguments on all sides of the issue -- Question and defend each argument's premises -- Revise and rethink arguments as they emerge -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Main Points of the Essay -- Explain the question -- Make a definite claim or proposal -- Develop your arguments fully -- Consider objections -- Consider alternatives.