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" A rulebook for arguments / "
Anthony Weston.
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BL
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1037301
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b791671
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| Main Entry
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Weston, Anthony,1954-
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A rulebook for arguments /\ Anthony Weston.
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4th edition.
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Indianapolis :: Hackett Pub.,, 2009.
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xiv, 88 pages ;; 22 cm
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0872209547
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: 0872209555
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: 9780872209541
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: 9780872209558
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-88).
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| Contents
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Short arguments : some general rules: Identify premises and conclusion ; Develop your ideas in a natural order ; Start from reliable premises ; Be concrete and concise ; Build on substance, not overtone ; Use consistent terms -- Generalizations: Use more than one example ; Use representative examples ; Background rates may be crucial ; Statistics need a critical eye ; Consider counterexamples -- Arguments by analogy: Analogies require relevantly similar examples -- Sources: Cite your sources ; Seek informed sources ; Seek impartial sources ; Cross-check sources ; Use the Web with care -- Arguments about causes: Causal arguments start with correlations ; Correlations may have alternative explanations ; Work toward the most likely explanation ; Expect complexity -- Deductive arguments: Modus ponens ; Modus tollens ; Hypothetical syllogism ; Disjunctive syllogism ; Dilemma ; Reductio ad absurdum ; Deductive arguments in several steps --Extended arguments: Explore the issue ; Spell out basic ideas as arguments ; Defend basic premises with arguments of their own ; Consider objections ; Consider alternatives -- Argumentative essays: Jump right in ; Make a definite claim or proposal ; Your argument is your outline ; Detail objections and meet them ; Get feedback and use it ; Modesty, please! -- Oral arguments: Reach out to your audience ; Be fully present ; Signpost your argument ; Offer something positive ; Use visual aids sparingly ; End in style -- Appendix I: Some common fallacies -- Appendix II: Definitions: When terms are unclear, get specific ; When terms are contested, work from the clear cases ; Definitions don't replace arguments.
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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 who seek straightforward guidance about how to assess arguments and how to cogently construct them. The fourth edition offers a revamped and more tightly focused approach to extended arguments, a new chapter on oral arguments, and updated examples and topics throughout.
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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Logic.
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Reasoning.
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08.33 logics and argumentation.
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Argumentation
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Argumentationsanalys.
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Conflict resolution.
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Conflict.
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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Interpersonal communication.
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Logic.
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Logik
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Reasoning.
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Argumentation.
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Logik.
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Argumentation.
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Logic.
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Reasoning.
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| Dewey Classification
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168
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BC177.W47 2009
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