27. *
They QUESTIONED and
ultimately DISCARDED the
idea that argument
premises take their
soundness from formal
PHILOSOPHICAL systems
28. THUS THE FIELD BROADENED
and this caused an ongoing debate
>>>>>>>
29. some scholars construe the term "argument" narrowly
{ as exclu
even disco
sively written
urse in which
discourse or
are explicit
all premises
}
30. while others construe the term "argument" broadly
to include spok
{
en and even
}
nonverbal disco
to include spok urse
en and
even nonverba
l discourse
35. {
know why you are arguing
}
What is your purpose?
Do you believe you
can
achieve your purp
ose?
36. {know
WHAT
you
are
arguing
}
What is YOUR claim?
What is your co-arguer’s claim?
about What reasons support your
claim?
37. >>
DON’T ARGUE WITH FANATICS!
(Assume that people have
reasons for their beliefs: Do
not argue with people who
don’t, and limit your arguing
when people don’t have
"good" reasons)
38. …and finally
LISTEN!
just listen, argue, listen, argue
If you can restate what they said and
show you really did listen, the co-arguer is
more likely to listen to you!
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