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Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation

By Douglas Walton

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521530202, 9780521530200, 0521823196, 9780521823197, 9780511140440
LCC
BC177 .W3235 2005
Open Library ID
OL3391688M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2359091 bytes)
Series
Critical reasoning and argumentation
Edition
1st
Pages
361\361
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Presenting the basic tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of common arguments for beginners, this book informs by using examples of arguments in dialogues, both in the text itself and in the exercises. (Examples of controversial legal, political, and ethical arguments are analyzed.) Illustrating the most common kinds of arguments, the book also explains how to evaluate each kind by critical questioning. Douglas Walton demonstrates the reasonable nature of arguments under the right dialogue conditions by using critical questions to evaluate them.

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