This is a brief introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, modelled on Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style". It is organized around specific rules, whose goal is to help students to write a paper and assess an argument.
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101 of 104 people found the following review helpful:
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Keeps you on focus in writing,
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This review is from: A Rulebook for Arguments (Paperback)
> Following this book allows you to keep your head on straight as you avoid the various problems that a philosophy paper or argumentation essay might instantiate. The book is short, and allows one to look up relevant sections on commonly occuring issues. Some basic fallacies are discussed, and suggestions are given on what is the best form for an critical essay. It advertises itself not as a textbook, but as a "rulebook". An excellent resource to recommend to students, and saves instructors the time of describing common errors. Simply refer to the page numbers in the book.> APA Newsletter on the Teaching of Philosophy gives it high marks, calling Weston's examples "brilliant," claiming that the book is "simply too good for philosophers to keep for themselves." Contents: 1. composing a short argument: some general rules 2. arguments by example 3. arguments by analogy 4. arguments from authority 5. arguments about causes 6. deductive arguments 7. composing an argumentative essay: exploring the issue 8. composing an argumentative essay: main points of essay 9. composing an argumentative essay: writing 10. fallacies xx. appendix: definition.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Concise typology of arguments,
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This review is from: A Rulebook for Arguments (Paperback)
I love this book! It is a well-organized catalogue of the types of arguments and fallacies. This thin volume has distilled the essence of argumentation.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is essential!,
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Well written and clearly organized, this book is essential for anyone who wishes to better understand logic and reasoning.
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