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Logic and perception - topical index -The Skeptics Dictionary - Skepdic.com - StumbleUpon. Last updated 20-Nov-2015 Recommended Reading Critical Thinking Mini-Lessons Adams, James L.

logic and perception - topical index -The Skeptics Dictionary - Skepdic.com - StumbleUpon

Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideas 3rd ed. Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER". Logical Paradoxes - StumbleUpon. Toulmin's argument model. Disciplines > Argument > Toulmin's Argument Model Claim | Rebuttal | Grounds | Warrant | Backing | Modal qualifier | See also Stephen Toulmin, an English philosopher and logician, identified elements of a persuasive argument.

Toulmin's argument model

These give useful categories by which an argument may be analyzed. Introduction to Logic Sample Quizzes. Critical thinking - module three - section two. Introduction to diagramming In this module we examine the structure of arguments in more detail.

critical thinking - module three - section two

Recognising the exact structure of an argument is a necessary step in understanding it. First we introduce some essential terminology. A serial argument is a string of reasons and conclusions in which every conclusion is supported by one reason. Consider the following argument: Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective, Seventh Edition.