ABSTRACT

A concise introduction to the basic elements of argumentative prose and the conceptual tools necessary to understand, analyze, criticize, and construct arguments: as well as to the philosophical mainstays of metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophical analysis.

chapter 1|24 pages

Categories, Classification, and Definition

chapter 2|22 pages

Assessing Claims

chapter 3|33 pages

Assessing Inferences

chapter 4|15 pages

Philosophical Analysis

chapter 5|16 pages

Philosophical Writing