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 1292042648
- ISBN13 9781292042640
- Publish Date 1 November 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 432
- Language English