Elements of Argumentation

Elements of Argumentation
Author: Philippe Besnard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2008
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Background and techniques for formalizing deductive argumentation in a logic-based framework for artificial intelligence.

The Structure of Argument

The Structure of Argument
Author: Annette T. Rottenberg
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2014-10-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1457691388

The Structure of Argument covers critical thinking, reading, writing, and research. Concise but thorough, it includes questions, exercises, writing assignments, and a full semester’s worth of readings—everything students need in an affordable, compact format. Presenting Aristotelian and Rogerian as well as Toulmin argument, The Structure of Argument has been totally revised, with more than three-quarters of the readings new (including many multimodal selections available online at no extra charge), new coverage of multimodal argument, expanded treatment of key rhetorical concepts, a fresh new design, and additional support for research. Its emphasis on Toulmin argument makes Structure highly teachable, since the approach fits with the goals of the composition course.

Elements of Argument

Elements of Argument
Author: Annette T. Rottenberg
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 877
Release: 2011-08-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0312646992

Elements of Argument combines a thorough argument text on critical thinking, reading, writing, and research with an extensive reader on both current and timeless controversial issues. It presents everything students need to analyze, research, and write arguments. Elements of Argument covers Toulmin, Aristotelian, and Rogerian models of argument and has been thoroughly updated with current selections students will want to read. It now includes additional support for academic writing, making it a truly flexible classroom resource. An electronic edition is available at half the price of the print book. Read the preface.

The Craft of Research, Third Edition

The Craft of Research, Third Edition
Author: Wayne C. Booth
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2009-05-15
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0226062643

With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second editions were written in collaboration with the late Wayne C. Booth. The Craft of Research explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question, “So what?” The third edition includes an expanded discussion of the essential early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. The authors have revised and fully updated their section on electronic research, emphasizing the need to distinguish between trustworthy sources (such as those found in libraries) and less reliable sources found with a quick Web search. A chapter on warrants has also been thoroughly reviewed to make this difficult subject easier for researchers Throughout, the authors have preserved the amiable tone, the reliable voice, and the sense of directness that have made this book indispensable for anyone undertaking a research project.

The Uses of Argument

The Uses of Argument
Author: Stephen E. Toulmin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003-07-07
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521534833

"In spite of initial criticisms from logicians and fellow philosophers, The Uses of Argument has been an enduring source of inspiration and discussion to students of argumentation from all kinds of disciplinary background for more than forty years. " Frans van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam

The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic

The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic
Author: Philip Turetzky
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-04-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 146040646X

The Elements of Arguments introduces such central critical thinking topics as informal fallacies, the difference between validity and truth, basic formal propositional logic, and how to extract arguments from texts. Turetzky aims to prevent common confusions by clearly explaining a number of important distinctions, including propositions vs. propositional attitudes, propositions vs. states of affairs, and logic vs. rhetoric vs. psychology. Exercises are provided throughout, including numerous informal arguments that can be assessed using the skills and strategies presented within the text.

Argumentation Strategies in the Classroom

Argumentation Strategies in the Classroom
Author: Chrysi Rapanta
Publisher: Vernon Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 162273579X

Argumentation as a teaching and learning method in the K-12 curriculum has received increasing attention across the globe. The reason for this is simple: argumentation helps students develop necessary critical thinking skills. However, teaching this method is not as straightforward as it may appear. Placing the classroom at the centre of the investigation, this book seeks to throw light onto argumentation as a teaching practice by asking: What does it take to teach as argument? What does it mean to be ‘argumentative’ teachers? And, how can we create classroom environments that will help and encourage young people to develop their argument skills? Based on first-hand experience and extensive research, this volume guides the reader through argumentation with the focus placed on the relationship between this teaching method and effective learning and the need to investigate the role of teachers in encouraging argumentation in the classroom. Although there are a considerable number of tools and techniques that promote argumentation in the K-12 classroom, many teachers struggle to successfully implement them in the classroom. Aimed at addressing this issue, this book endeavours to instruct teachers on how to apply argumentation effectively in their day-to-day classes and to clarify argumentation as a teaching and learning strategy. As an important contribution to the field of argumentation and education, this book will be of interest to researchers, post-graduate students, and secondary school teachers, alike.

Acts of Arguing

Acts of Arguing
Author: Christopher W. Tindale
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1999-11-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780791443873

Approaches recent innovations in argumentation theory from a primarily rhetorical perspective.

The Design Argument

The Design Argument
Author: Elliott Sober
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2018-11-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1108643922

This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns the complex adaptive features that organisms have. Creationists who advance this argument contend that evolution by natural selection cannot be the right explanation. The second design argument - the argument from fine-tuning - begins with the fact that life could not exist in our universe if the constants found in the laws of physics had values that differed more than a little from their actual values. Since probability is the main analytical tool used, the Element provides a primer on probability theory.

Dialogue, Argumentation and Education

Dialogue, Argumentation and Education
Author: Baruch B. Schwarz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1107141818

This book presents the historical, theoretical and empirical foundations of educational practices involving dialogue and argumentation.