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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Let's_Get_Writing_(Browning_DeVries_Boylan_Kurtz_and_Burton)/03%3A_Argument/3.02%3A_What_are_the_Components_and_Vocabulary_of_ArgumentQuestions are at the core of arguments. What matters is not just that you believe that what you have to say is true, but that you give others viable reasons to believe it as well—and also show them th...Questions are at the core of arguments. What matters is not just that you believe that what you have to say is true, but that you give others viable reasons to believe it as well—and also show them that you have considered the issue from multiple angles.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Let's_Get_Writing_(Browning_DeVries_Boylan_Kurtz_and_Burton)/03%3A_Argument/3.05%3A_A_Repository_of_Logical_FallaciesBelow is a list of informal fallacies, divided into four main categories: fallacies of irrelevance, presumption, ambiguity, and inconsistency. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it will inclu...Below is a list of informal fallacies, divided into four main categories: fallacies of irrelevance, presumption, ambiguity, and inconsistency. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it will include some of the most common fallacies used by writers and speakers, both in the world and in the classroom.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Let's_Get_Writing_(Browning_DeVries_Boylan_Kurtz_and_Burton)/03%3A_Argument/3.03%3A_What_is_LogicLogic, in its most basic sense, is the study of how ideas reasonably fit together. In other words, when you apply logic, you must be concerned with analyzing ideas and arguments by using reason and r...Logic, in its most basic sense, is the study of how ideas reasonably fit together. In other words, when you apply logic, you must be concerned with analyzing ideas and arguments by using reason and rational thinking, not emotions or mysticism or belief.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/ENG-001A%3A_Composition_and_Reading/07%3A_Chapter_Seven-Conducting_Research/7.03%3A_ArgumentAcademics, business people, scientists, and other professionals all make arguments to determine what to do or think, or to solve a problem by enlisting others to do or believe something they otherwise...Academics, business people, scientists, and other professionals all make arguments to determine what to do or think, or to solve a problem by enlisting others to do or believe something they otherwise would not. Not surprisingly, then, argument dominates writing, and training in argument writing is essential for all college students. This chapter will explore how to define argument, how to talk about argument, how logic works in argument, the main argument types, and a list of logical fallacies.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Let's_Get_Writing_(Browning_DeVries_Boylan_Kurtz_and_Burton)/03%3A_ArgumentAcademics, business people, scientists, and other professionals all make arguments to determine what to do or think, or to solve a problem by enlisting others to do or believe something they otherwise...Academics, business people, scientists, and other professionals all make arguments to determine what to do or think, or to solve a problem by enlisting others to do or believe something they otherwise would not. Not surprisingly, then, argument dominates writing, and training in argument writing is essential for all college students. This chapter will explore how to define argument, how to talk about argument, how logic works in argument, the main argument types, and a list of logical fallacies.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Critical_Reading_Critical_Writing_(Howard_Community_College)/01%3A_Chapters/1.04%3A_ArgumentFor example, the passage above contains the phrase, “the reason is…” which is a premise indicator, and it also contains the conclusion indicator, “therefore.” That conclusion indicator helps identify ...For example, the passage above contains the phrase, “the reason is…” which is a premise indicator, and it also contains the conclusion indicator, “therefore.” That conclusion indicator helps identify the main conclusion, but the more important element to see is that statement A does not itself provide evidence or support for any of the other statements in the argument, which is the clearest reason statement A is the main conclusion of the argument.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/ENG-001A%3A_Composition_and_Reading/07%3A_Chapter_Seven-Conducting_Research/7.03%3A_Argument/7.3.04%3A_What_are_the_Different_Types_of_Argument_in_WritingThroughout this chapter, you have studied the definition of argument, parts of argument, and how to use logic in argument. This section brings all of the previous material together and tackles argume...Throughout this chapter, you have studied the definition of argument, parts of argument, and how to use logic in argument. This section brings all of the previous material together and tackles arguments in writing.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/ENG-001A%3A_Composition_and_Reading/07%3A_Chapter_Seven-Conducting_Research/7.03%3A_Argument/7.3.03%3A_What_is_LogicLogic, in its most basic sense, is the study of how ideas reasonably fit together. In other words, when you apply logic, you must be concerned with analyzing ideas and arguments by using reason and r...Logic, in its most basic sense, is the study of how ideas reasonably fit together. In other words, when you apply logic, you must be concerned with analyzing ideas and arguments by using reason and rational thinking, not emotions or mysticism or belief.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Let's_Get_Writing_(Browning_DeVries_Boylan_Kurtz_and_Burton)/03%3A_Argument/3.01%3A_What_is_ArgumentAll people, including you, make arguments on a regular basis. When you make a claim and then support the claim with reasons, you are making an argument.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/ENG-001A%3A_Composition_and_Reading/07%3A_Chapter_Seven-Conducting_Research/7.03%3A_Argument/7.3.05%3A_A_Repository_of_Logical_FallaciesBelow is a list of informal fallacies, divided into four main categories: fallacies of irrelevance, presumption, ambiguity, and inconsistency. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it will inclu...Below is a list of informal fallacies, divided into four main categories: fallacies of irrelevance, presumption, ambiguity, and inconsistency. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it will include some of the most common fallacies used by writers and speakers, both in the world and in the classroom.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/ENG-001A%3A_Composition_and_Reading/07%3A_Chapter_Seven-Conducting_Research/7.03%3A_Argument/7.3.02%3A_What_are_the_Components_and_Vocabulary_of_ArgumentQuestions are at the core of arguments. What matters is not just that you believe that what you have to say is true, but that you give others viable reasons to believe it as well—and also show them th...Questions are at the core of arguments. What matters is not just that you believe that what you have to say is true, but that you give others viable reasons to believe it as well—and also show them that you have considered the issue from multiple angles.
