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Everything about Argument

Attempt to persuade or to determine the truth of a conclusion

An argument is one or more premises—sentences, statements, or propositions—directed towards arriving at a logical conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's thinking and understanding via justification, explanation, or persuasion. As a series of logical steps, arguments are intended to determine or show the degree of truth or acceptability of a logical conclusion. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: ArgumentA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Animal board invited review: Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets – An argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food systemInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The uses of argumentThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: An argument for basic emotionsCited 6,833 times
  5. Go sideways: Deductive reasoningA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Logical reasoningA closely related topic

đź“– Definitions

Noun A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

Noun A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.

Noun A process of reasoning; argumentation.

Noun An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; the contents themselves.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Etymology
  2. Formal and informal
  3. Standard logical account of argument types
  4. Defeasible arguments and argumentation schemes
  5. By analogy
  6. Other kinds
  7. Explanations
  8. Fallacies and non-arguments
  9. Elliptical or ethymematic arguments
  10. Argument mining

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🆕 Influential since 2022

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