Illustrates methods by applying them to both serious and humorous arguments about different topics as they appear in a variety of contexts - e.g., newspaper and magazine editorials and columns, short essays, informal reports of scientific results, etc. Develops a precise, step-by-step method for analyzing arguments about a variety of topics - shows how to rewrite arguments in a format that makes them clearer and makes their evaluation easier and then how to evaluate the rewritten argument. It focuses on a more functional, real-world goal of argument analysis as a tool for figuring out what is reasonable to believe rather than as an instrument of persuasion. Develops a precise, step-by-step method for This book presents a clear and philosophically sound method for identifying, interpreting, and evaluating arguments as they appear in non-technical sources. This book presents a clear and philosophically sound method for identifying, interpreting, and evaluating arguments as they appear in non-technical sources.
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