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What is an Argument

What is an Argument. Argument (common definition). Quarrel Disagreement Verbal Dispute. Argument (academic). To give an argument is to offer a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion. Uses of Argument. A means of inquiry/investigation

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What is an Argument

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  1. What is an Argument

  2. Argument (common definition) • Quarrel • Disagreement • Verbal Dispute

  3. Argument (academic) • To give an argument is to offer a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion

  4. Uses of Argument • A means of inquiry/investigation • A method to explain and defend our conclusions

  5. Stages of Argument • Investigation and research • Reflection on the evidence • Arriving at a conclusion • Responding to objections

  6. Reason in Academia I • Biography of Shakespeare • Summary of Hamlet • Report on various interpretations of Hamlet

  7. Reason in Academia II • Arguing that Hamlet is an Existentialist

  8. Argument in our daily life • Weather • Sports • Current events • Narrative of Day • Emotions

  9. Writing and Argumentation • Bertrand Russell • British philosopher 1872-1970 • “I never know what I think about a subject until I write about it.”

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