CREATING AN ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
CREATING AN ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
There are two main parts to creating an argument structure:
(1) Identifying arguments and counterarguments: premises and conclusions .
(2) Representing argument and counter argument structure.
I) IDENTIFYING ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
The first task is to identify the premises that support the individual conclusions.
More than one conclusion: Sometimes one argument will have more than one conclusion and you need to indicate this.
Nested arguments: You may have nested arguments, that is, argument within arguments to prove certain premises. For example, in the argument below there is a premise about a wild boar that supports the premise about John getting along with animals {premise 2}.
Counterarguments: You need to identify counteraguments and the arguments which they are attacking.
II) REPRESENTING ARGUMENT and COUNTERARGUMENT STRUCTURE
USEFUL DEVICES TO SHOW STRUCTURE
• Indenting: To show the relationship between the argument (the premises) and the conclusion, indent all premises at least ½ inch from the conclusion which is lined up at the left margin. You can put the conclusion above or below the premises that support it.
• Labelling (in brackets): To help distinguish between different premises and conclusions, number and/or name them. If a premise
• Page numbers (in brackets): Putting page numbers also helps identify the argument.
Nested arguments: If you have nested arguments, that is, argument within arguments to prove certain premises, you will need to indent another ½ inch for every new argument. For example, in the argument below, you need to indent the premise about the wild boar that supports the premise about John getting along with animals {premise 2}.
More than one conclusion: To help distinguish between different conclusions, you should number them or name them.
Counterarguments: You need to identify counteraguments and the arguments which they are attacking.
EXAMPLE: Argument Structure
{conclusion 1} John should be a veterinarian. [54]
{Premise 1, Definition}: Veternarians are animal doctors.
{Premise 2}: John gets along with all kinds of animals.
{Premise a}: When a wild boar visited our campground John was able to stop it from raiding our food and coax it away from the campground {Premise b}: John has always taken care of the animals on his father’s farm. [57]
{Premise 3}: John is meticulous.
{Premise 4}: John likes to help animals.
{counterargument to conclusion 1}: John shouldn’t be a veterinarian.
{Premise 1} John’s grades aren’t very good.
{Premise 2}: John doesn’t have enough money to pay for veterinarian school.
{Premise 3}: John has a family to support.
{Conclusion 2}: John should apply to veterinarian school, take out a student loan, and move into his brother’s house for a couple of years. [57]
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