TY - BOOK AU - Yagelski P. Robert TI - The informed argument SN - 015506983-7 (pbk) U1 - 808.042 PY - 2003/// CY - USA PB - Wadsworth KW - Informed--Argument N1 - Part I — Understanding Argument An Introduction to Argument — p. 1 What Is an Argument? — p. 4 Why Learn to Write Effective Arguments? — p. 6 The Purposes of Argument — p. 8 Arguments to Assert — p. 11 Arguments to Inquire — p. 13 Arguments to Dominate — p. 16 Arguments to Negotiate and Reconcile — p. 18 Strategies for Argument — p. 22 Logical Arguments — p. 24 Reasoning Inductively — p. 25 Reasoning Deductively — p. 26 The Syllogism — p. 28 The Enthymeme — p. 29 Cultural Differences in Logical Arguments — p. 30 The Toulmin Model of Argumentation — p. 31 Understanding Claims and Warrants — p. 32 Evaluating Claims and Warrants — p. 33 Fallacies — p. 35 Appealing to Pity — p. 36 Appealing to Prejudice — p. 36 Appealing to Tradition — p. 37 Arguing by Analogy — p. 37 Attacking Character — p. 37 Attributing False Causes — p. 38 Attributing Guilt by Association — p. 38 Begging the Question — p. 38 Equivocating — p. 39 Ignoring the Question — p. 39 Jumping to Conclusions — p. 39 Opposing a Straw Man — p. 39 Presenting a False Dilemma — p. 40 Reasoning That Does Not Follow — p. 40 Sliding Down a Slippery Slope — p. 40 Emotional Arguments — p. 41 Character-Based Arguments — p. 43 ER -