An argument framework, grounded in the sciences of reasoning, provides an alternative to medicine’s measurement framework for evaluating and synthesizing evidence ...

To advance a moral argument about the legality of controversial subjects such as abortion, there needs to be a reformulation of the way in which arguments are presented. When discussing highly ...

Like most disciplines, philosophy has its own methodology, its own approach to inquiry. A central goal of this course is to learn and apply that methodology, which will most likely diverge in ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. According to weekly surveys that students completed when submitting their problem sets, students spent 5.52 h/week (SD = 1.32) ...

As you may have figured out from the focus of my ongoing blog, my book and my previous research, critical thinking (CT) is my specialty area of research. However, perhaps something that I don’t ...

To persuade you, people often try to use logical fallacies (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld) When people are trying to persuade you, they sometimes reach for underhand tricks like the 'appeal to ignorance' ...

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Thesis statements are essentially the driving force and backbone of an academic essay. Without a thesis statement, your essay will ...

The A Essay makes an interesting, complex—even surprising—argument and is thoroughly well-executed. It both engages the text closely and sheds light on relevant contexts (historical, theoretical, or ...

What is the Ad Hominem Fallacy? The ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself. This fallacy diverts attention from the actual issue ...