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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.
Emerging Truth And The Defeat Of Scientific Racism, Mark Weinstein
Emerging Truth And The Defeat Of Scientific Racism, Mark Weinstein
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This paper looks at the attack on scientific racism in the 20th century by a group of social and biological scientists. I will utilize the apparatus of my model of emerging truth to show how even in complex socially conditioned argumentation the ultimate virtue is seeking the truth through increasingly powerful logical connections and deeply embedded warrants.