This text presents a clear and philosophically sound method for identifying, interpreting, and evaluating arguments as they appear in non-technical sources. It focuses on a more functional, real-world goal of argument analysis as a tool for figuring out what is reasonable to believe rather than as an instrument of persuasion. Methods are illustrated by applying them to arguments about different topics as they appear in a variety of contexts - e.g., newspaper editorials and columns, short essays, informal reports of scientific results, etc.
- ISBN10 0137672292
- ISBN13 9780137672295
- Publish Date 1 December 1992
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 31 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson Education (US)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English