The Process of Argument

An Introduction

Michael Boylan

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English

Routledge
05 May 2020

Communication studies; Philosophy: logic; Ethics & moral philosophy

The Process of Argument: An Introduction is a necessary companion for anyone seeking to engage in successful persuasion: To organize, construct, and communicate arguments. It is both comprehensive and accessible: An authoritative guide to logical thinking and effective communication.

The book begins with techniques to improve reading comprehension, including guides on navigating through fake news and internet trolls. Then, readers are taught how to reconstruct deductive, inductive, and abductive presentations so that the logical structure is explicit. And finally, there is a step-by-step guide for responding to these texts via the argumentative essay.

Along the way are current examples from social media and elsewhere on the internet along with guides for assessing truth claims in an ever-complicated community worldview. Throughout, are carefully selected reading questions and exercises that will pace readers in order to ensure that the text is securely grasped and successfully applied.

Key Features

Offers guidance on how to read a text through self-analysis and social criticism

Provides a step-by-step procedure for allowing the student to move from reading to reconstruction to being prepared to write an effective argumentative essay

Presents truth theory and shows readers how they can helpfully acquaint themselves with a version of realistic, foundational epistemology

Offers guidelines and helpful tools on how best to structure an argumentative, pro or con, essay

Includes expansive coverage of inductive logic through the use and assessment of statistics

Covers abductive logic as it applies to the analysis of narrative in argumentative writing

Has up-to-date examples from the media, including from blogs, social media, and television

Includes a helpful glossary of all important terms in the book

By: Michael Boylan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367425340
ISBN 10: 0367425343
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 05 May 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Boylan is Professor of Philosophy at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. He is the author of 37 books, most recently Fictive Narrative Philosophy (2019), The Origins of Ancient Greek Science (2015), and Natural Human Rights: A Theory (2014).