Methods of Argumentation

ISBN-13: 9781107039308 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 318 str.

Douglas Walton

Opis

This book, written by a leading expert, and based on the latest research, shows how to apply methods of argumentation to a range of examples.

Recenzje

'… successfully shows the methods of argumentation theory at work … instructors of courses titled 'critical thinking' or 'informal logic' will want to add it to their own reading lists. Excellent bibliography and thorough index. Recommended. Graduate students and above.' R. C. Robinson, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introducing some tools and basic concepts; 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.