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Making the Argument

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One of the first things to consider when building an argument is the structure. Like a house, if it is well-structured, it will withstand a few flaws in the detail. However, if you build a deck of cards, even a gentle breeze will blow it down.

Here are articles and thoughts to help you build your castle:

Argument Elements: Premises, conclusions and inference.
Brockriede's Six Argument Characteristics: Key aspects of arguments.
Categorical Propositions: Statements about categories.
Critical Discussion: Resolving conflict through rational discussion.
Making the Case: Building positive and negative cases.
Practical Reasoning: Necessary conditions and critical questions.
Proposition: Proposing a case.
Three Ways to Persuade: logos, pathos and ethos.
Toulmin's Argument Model: six key elements of any argument.
Refuting Arguments: More ways to attack other arguments.
Set Theory: Visual basic principles of categories.
Yaffe's Elements: Three elements.

Making the Argument

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