Carnegie Mellon OLI
Argument Diagramming
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About this course
Argument Diagramming provides an introduction to exploring and understanding arguments by explaining what the parts of an argument are, and how to break arguments into their parts and create diagrams to show how those parts relate to each other.
Argument diagramming is a great visual tool for evaluating claims that people make. By the end of the course, you will be able to think critically about arguments or claims and determine whether or not they are logical. This skill can be used in a variety of situations, such as listening to the news, reading an article, or making a point in a meeting.
This is an introductory course and may be useful to a broad range of students.
The current version of this course contains 3 modules:
Course details
What students will learn
By the end of this course, students will
Course outline
UNIT 1: Course Introduction
UNIT 2: Creating Argument Diagrams
Module 1: Introduction to Creating Argument Diagrams
Module 2: Basic Vocabulary
Module 3: Understanding and Representing Argument Structure
Module 4: Interpreting Arguments to Create Diagrams
Module 5: Conclusion: Creating Argument Diagrams
UNIT 3: Evaluating Arguments
Module 6: Evaluating Deductive and Non-deductive Arguments
UNIT 4: Argument Diagramming for Interpreting Public Arguments and Longer Texts
Module 7: Part 1: Identifying Rhetorical Elements
Module 8: Part 2: Diagramming Longer, Public Texts
Other course details
This course provides a two-week exploration of the task of Argument Diagramming.
August 2011
Coming soon.
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