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§1.6. How to Assess Argument | §1.6. How to Assess Argument | ||
Glossary of Key Terms from §1 | Glossary of Key Terms from §1 | ||
§2. How to Analyze an Argument | §2. How to Analyze an Argument | ||
§2.1 Finding the Arguments | §2.1 Finding the Arguments | ||
§2.2 Identifying the Conclusion and All the Premises | §2.2 Identifying the Conclusion and All the Premises | ||
§2.3 Implicit Premises | §2.3 Implicit Premises | ||
§2.4 Multi-Step Arguments and Multiple Arguments to the Same Conclusion | §2.4 Multi-Step Arguments and Multiple Arguments to the Same Conclusion | ||
§2.5 Distinguishing Arguments from Explanations | §2.5 Distinguishing Arguments from Explanations | ||
§2.6 An example of a complex map | §2.6 An example of a complex map | ||
§3. Assessing Premises | |||
§3.1 Epistemic Status as Relative to An Audience but Objective | |||
§3.2 The Continuum Between Knowledge and Ignorance | §3. Assessing Premises | ||
§3.3 The Epistemic Statuses: Certainty, Probability, Possibility, and Arbitrariness | §3.1 Epistemic Status as Relative to An Audience but Objective | ||
§3.4 The Structure of Knowledge and the Danger of Circular Reasoning | §3.2 The Continuum Between Knowledge and Ignorance | ||
Glossary of Key Terms from §3 | §3.3 The Epistemic Statuses: Certainty, Probability, Possibility, and Arbitrariness | ||
§4. Assessing Inferences | §3.4 The Structure of Knowledge and the Danger of Circular Reasoning | ||
§4.1 Deduction | Glossary of Key Terms from §3 | ||
§4.2 Arguments Applying Statistics | |||
§4.3 Induction | §4. Assessing Inferences | ||
§4.4 Statistical Generalization | §4.1 Deduction | ||
§4.5 Inference to the Best Explanation | §4.2 Arguments Applying Statistics | ||
§4.6 Analogical Argument | §4.3 Induction | ||
§4.7 Reductio ad Absurdum | §4.4 Statistical Generalization | ||
§5. Assessing Conclusions in Light of Multiple Arguments | §4.5 Inference to the Best Explanation | ||
§5.1 Refutations of Arguments (and the Burden of Proof Principle) | §4.6 Analogical Argument | ||
§5.2 Assessing Arguments for Incompatible Conclusions | §4.7 Reductio ad Absurdum | ||
§5.3 Combining Multiple Arguments for the Same Proposition | |||
§5. Assessing Conclusions in Light of Multiple Arguments | |||
§5.1 Refutations of Arguments (and the Burden of Proof Principle) | |||
§5.2 Assessing Arguments for Incompatible Conclusions | |||
§5.3 Combining Multiple Arguments for the Same Proposition | |||
Revision as of 11:57, 4 August 2022
§1 Overview
§1.1. Propositions §1.2 The Anatomy of an Argument §1.3. The Uses of Arguments §1.4. Mapping the Relations Between Arguments §1.5. Why Some Arguments are Stronger than Others §1.6. How to Assess Argument Glossary of Key Terms from §1
§2. How to Analyze an Argument
§2.1 Finding the Arguments §2.2 Identifying the Conclusion and All the Premises §2.3 Implicit Premises §2.4 Multi-Step Arguments and Multiple Arguments to the Same Conclusion §2.5 Distinguishing Arguments from Explanations §2.6 An example of a complex map
§3. Assessing Premises
§3.1 Epistemic Status as Relative to An Audience but Objective §3.2 The Continuum Between Knowledge and Ignorance §3.3 The Epistemic Statuses: Certainty, Probability, Possibility, and Arbitrariness §3.4 The Structure of Knowledge and the Danger of Circular Reasoning Glossary of Key Terms from §3
§4. Assessing Inferences
§4.1 Deduction §4.2 Arguments Applying Statistics §4.3 Induction §4.4 Statistical Generalization §4.5 Inference to the Best Explanation §4.6 Analogical Argument §4.7 Reductio ad Absurdum
§5. Assessing Conclusions in Light of Multiple Arguments
§5.1 Refutations of Arguments (and the Burden of Proof Principle) §5.2 Assessing Arguments for Incompatible Conclusions §5.3 Combining Multiple Arguments for the Same Proposition