A Rulebook for Arguments

Höfundur: Anthony Weston (Útgáfa: 5)
A Rulebook for Arguments

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Þörfin fyrir góð rök og betri rökræðuaðferðir hefur aldrei verið meiri, hvort sem um er að ræða fræðileg skrif eða persónulega og opinbera umræðu. Þessi tímabæra fimmta útgáfa af A Rulebook for Arguments bætir enn frekar þetta sígilda rit með nýjum dæmum og nýjum kafla um opinberar rökræður. Þar eru settar fram reglur um háttvísi og siðferði í vandaðri opinberri umræðu, auk skýrrar og rökfastrar hugsunar almennt.

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Útgefandi
Hackett Publishing
ISBN
9781624667398
Print ISBN
9781624666544
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
5
Höfundar
Anthony Weston
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2018-02-01
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
10

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • A Rulebook for Arguments
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • 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 need a critical eye
  • 11. Reckon with counterexamples
  • 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
  • IV. 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
  • 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!
  • 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
  • Resources
  • Titles of Related Interest Available from Hackett Publishing