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854751
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Weston, Anthony.
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A rulebook for arguments /\ Anthony Weston.
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| Edition Statement
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5th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated,, 2018.
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1 online resource (xvi, 102 pages)
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1624666558
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: 9781624666551
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162466654X
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1624666876
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9781624666544
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9781624666872
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| Contents
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Preface -- Note to the fifth edition -- Introduction -- I. Short arguments : some general rules. 1. Resolve premises and conclusion ; 2. Unfold 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. Arguments by example. 7. Use more than one example ; 8. Use representative examples ; 9. Background rates are often crucial ; 10. Statistics needa critical eye ; 11. Reckon with counter examples --
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III. Arguments by analogy. 12. Analogies require relevantly similar examples -- IV. Arguments from authority. 13. Cite your sources ; 14. Seek informed sources ; 15. Seek impartial sources ; 16. Cross-check sources ; 17. Build your Internet savvy -- 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 --
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IX. Oral arguments. 40. Ask for a hearing ; 41. Be fully present ; 42. Signpost energetically ; 43. Hew your visuals to your argument ; 44. End in style -- X. Public debates. 45. Do argument proud ; 46. Listen, learn, leverage ; 47. Offer something positive ; 48. Work from common ground ; 49. At least be civil ; 50. Leave them thinking when you go -- Appendix I: Some common fallacies -- Appendix II: Definitions. D1. When terms are unclear, get specific ; D2. When terms are contested, work from the clear cases ; D3. Definitions don't replace arguments.
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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 multiple steps -- VII. Extended arguments. 29. Explore the issue ; 30. Spell out basic ideas as arguments ; 31. Defend basic premises with arguments of their own ; 32. Reckon with objections ; 33. Explore alternatives -- VIII. Argumentative essays. 34. Jump right in ; 35. Urge a definite claim or proposal ; 36. Your argument is your outline ; 37. Detail objections and meet them ; 38. Seek feedback and use it ; 39. Modesty, please! --
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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Logic.
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Reasoning.
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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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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| LC Classification
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BC177.W47 2017
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