Tuesday 24 July 2007

Argument: What's a Good Argument? Chapter 9 Summary


The critical reading of arguments is an active endeavor that requires involvement, interaction with questions.
We have to know something about argument’s structure
Example; argument’s strenghts and weeknesses, the issue’s controversy, argument’s viewpoint
Reasons include data, evidence, and premises, while conclusions include those deductively drawn as well as hypotheses.
We have to determine argument’s special feature. But how can we do that?
We have to ask some questions. Are the reason adequate to support the conclusion? ,
Are they hidden assumptions? , are there fallacies of reasoning?
Reason support conclusions.Arguments state and defend a claim

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