Rational Argument

For discussions with examples, see:

Esch, Stacy Tartar. " Rational Argument." 2005. West Chester University. Web. 10 Aug. 2010.

http://brainstorm-services.com/wcu-2004/argument-rational.html

Types of Claims

    • Judgment

    • Policy

    • Value

    • Cause/Effect

    • Interpretation

Qualities of an Effective Claim

    • Arguable

    • Precisely worded

    • Appropriately qualified

Logical Reasoning

    • Inductive

    • Aristotelian Model

    • Deductive

Evidence

    • Hard

      • facts

      • expert opinion

      • statistics

    • Soft

      • case studies

      • personal observation

      • interpretations

Disagreement

    • Acknowledging

    • Accommodating

    • Refuting

Using logical reasoning

Logical Fallacies