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A Rulebook for Arguments (Hackett Student Handbooks) by Weston, Anthony is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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A Rulebook For Arguments Is A Succinct Introduction To The Art Of Writing And Assessing Arguments, Organized Around Specific Rules, Each Illustrated And Explained Soundly But Briefly. This Widely Popular Primer - Translated Into Eight Languages - Remains The First Choice In All Disciplines For Writers Who Seek Straightforward Guidance About How To Assess Arguments And How To Cogently Construct Them. The Fourth Edition Offers A Revamped And More Tightly Focused Approach To Extended Arguments, A New Chapter On Oral Arguments, And Updated Examples And Topics Throughout. Short Arguments : Some General Rules: Identify Premises And Conclusion ; Develop Your Ideas In A Natural Order ; Start From Reliable Premises ; Be Concrete And Concise ; Build On Substance, Not Overtone ; Use Consistent Terms -- Generalizations: Use More Than One Example ; Use Representative Examples ; Background Rates May Be Crucial ; Statistics Need A Critical Eye ; Consider Counterexamples -- Arguments By Analogy: Analogies Require Relevantly Similar Examples -- Sources: Cite Your Sources ; Seek Informed Sources ; Seek Impartial Sources ; Cross-check Sources ; Use The Web With Care -- Arguments About Causes: Causal

Who reads A Rulebook for Arguments (Hackett Student Handbooks)?

Author

Weston, Anthony

Publisher

Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780872209541

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Reference, Fiction, Self Help

Rating

3.77 / 5 (368 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14