Argument

Teaching Argument

Voice of the Shuttle Guide to Argument & Critical Thinking http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=1266
Argument Terms and evaluation, from philosophy dept at UNC http://www.univnorthco.edu/philosophy/arg.html
Argument & Critical thinking - Austhink critical thinking site http://www.austhink.org/critical/
Teaching Handouts on Assumptions, Implications and Counterexamples Chris Werry's class on academic writing at SDSU
Criteria for Analyzing Argument
Discusses criteria for evaluating evidence, claims, reasons, and major chains of reasoning such as generalizations, analogies, causal arguments, appeals to authority, and appeals to principle.