Understanding the ethics of argumentation

It can seem difficult to keep all of this in mind when building your arguments. Sometimes, in...

Decompositional reasoning & Systemic reasoning

Decompositional reasoning This is the breaking down of an issue into its constituent parts,...

Pros and Cons of reasoning

This entails weighing the arguments in support of something (the pros) against the arguments against it (the...

Types of Arguments- Comparative reasoning

As hinted by the name, comparative reasoning establishes the importance of something by comparing it with another...

Types of Arguments-Residue reasoning

Residue reasoning is arriving at the truth or best possible course of action by eliminating all other...

Argument- Criteria

This type of argument is constructed by first defining the criteria or specific factors by which the...

Types of Arguments- Analogical reasoning

This type of reasoning is used to explain difficult, obscure concepts through simpler, more commonly known or...

Types of Arguments- Backwards reasoning

This type of reasoning works exactly like it sounds like: you begin with the conclusion that you...

Types of Arguments- Cause-and-effect reasoning

This is a method of trying to help the other person see things your way by showing...

Types of Arguments- Set-based reasoning

Set-based reasoning is based around placing things into groups or categories of other similar items – sets....