How to Argue

Contents



Acknowledgements



Quick route through the book



Introduction: How Not to Argue



1 Getting Started



Introduction

Step One Does it Matter?

Step Two Choosing Your Argument

Step Three The One-Sentence Summary

(rough version)



2 Structuring Your Argument



Introduction

Step One Sketching it out

Step Two The One-Sentence Summary

(smooth version)

Step Three Putting it All Together



3 Arguments for All Occasions

(sub-headings not yet confirmed by author)



4 How to Criticise Arguments



Introduction

Circularity

Simplistic

Reductionist and Determinist

Bias

Teleology

Ad hominem

Conclusion



5 Arguing Out Loud: Oral Presentations



Introduction

The Preparation and Structure of Oral Presentations

Presentation Day

Still Worried? Tips for the Nervous

Nasty Questions

Team Presentations

Finally Take it Seriously

Conclusion



6 How to be Original



Introduction

New Topics, New Comparisons and New Contexts

Theoretical Collisions

Minor to Major

Listening for What is not being Said

Turning Things on their Head

Doubt Everything



Afterword: Having Something to Say



Glossary: Key Words for Arguers



Further Reading



References



Index