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What Types Of Arguments Are There?, James B. Freeman
What Types Of Arguments Are There?, James B. Freeman
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Our typology is based on two ground adequacy factors, one logical and one epistemic. Logically, the step from premises to conclusion may be conclusive or only ceteris paribus. Epistemically, warrants may be backed a priori or a posteriori. Hence there are four types of arguments: conclusive a priori, defeasible a priori, defeasible a posteriori, and prima facie conclusive a posteriori. We shall give an example of each and compare our scheme with other typologies.
The Abuses Of Argument: Understanding Fallacies On Toulmin's Layout Of Argument, Andrew Pineau
The Abuses Of Argument: Understanding Fallacies On Toulmin's Layout Of Argument, Andrew Pineau
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This paper provides a preliminary account of fallacies on Toulmin’s model of argument, one that improves upon previous attempts to understand fallacies on this argument scheme. To do this I examine Johnson and Blair’s (1983) taxonomy of three basic fallacies (irrelevant reason, hasty conclusion and problematic premise) on Toulmin’s layout.