目录: PREFACE x 1 What Is an Argument? (And What Is Not?) 1 What Is an Argument? 1 Argument and Opinion 3 Argument and Indicator Words 4 Where and How Do You Find Arguments? 6 Why Are Arguments Important? 8 What Isn’t an Argument? 9 Argument and Explanation: What’s the Difference? 13 Chapter Summary 20 Review of Terms Introduced 20 Notes 21 2 Pinning Down Argument Structure 22 Standardizing an Argument 22 Subarguments 24 General Strategies for Standardizing Arguments 31 Further Tools for Understanding Arguments: Location, Scope, and Commitment 34 Location of Conclusions 34 Scope of Conclusions and Premises 36 Commitment, in Conclusions and Premises 36 Patterns in Arguments 37 Unstated Premises and Conclusions 41 Unstated Premises 41 Unstated Conclusions 47 An Interesting Sideline: The Question of Visual Arguments 48 Charity and Accuracy in Argument Interpretation 51
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