Think Again by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Author:Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141983127
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2018-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

In the previous chapter, we saw how to analyse arguments by looking closely at crucial words. This technique of close analysis helps readers locate parts of the argument – premises and conclusions – that are given explicitly in the text. Even after such close analysis, we still need to arrange these elements of the argument into an intelligible order and then complete this structure by inserting additional premises that are assumed but not stated openly. This method is called deep analysis. Close and deep analysis can be combined to produce argument reconstruction. The goal of this chapter is to explain deep analysis and illustrate argument reconstruction. First, however, we need to define the standard of validity that will guide these methods.

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