Bob, I certainly agree regarding "justify" as distinct from "persuade".  
Trudy.


On 2017-06-12 9:34 AM, ennis, robert h wrote:
> The sense I propose as a result of many years of experience in the field of critical thinking is the following:
>
> "An argument is a verbal attempt to justify a conclusion.”
>
> The key word is “justify”. “Persuasion” is not mentioned.
>
> Bob Ennis
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2017, at 3:34 PM, Claudio Duran <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> In essence, I would like to see the development of an approach that does not identify itself with the logical mode: rather one that is closer to Michael Gilbert's theory on Multi-Modal Argumentation. The logical mode in important indeed but it is not the only mode of arguing.
>>
>> Claudio Duran
>> Senior Scholar
>> Department of Philosophy
>> York University
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>>
>>
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>>> Sent: Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 3:14 PM
>>> Subject: Re: What would you like to see AILACT promote?
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>>> 6/9/2017
>>> Dear James Freeman,
>>> The next-to-last sentence in your message suggests that a list of projects already exists. If this so? (Tried checking out such a list on the AILACT site, but the site is currently unavailable.)
>>> Can ideas for projects be submitted before July 10?
>>> Thank you,
>>> Victor Maiorana
>>> AILACT Member
>>> Author of:
>>> Preparation for Critical Instruction – How to Explain Subject Matter While Teaching All Learners to Think, Read, and Write Critically (2016), Rowman & Littlefikeld
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>>> On 6/9/17, 12:18 PM, "AILACT DISCUSSION LIST on behalf of James Freeman" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>    Dear Friends and Members of AILACT,
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>>>    AILACT has recently formed a Proposal Writing Committee to seek grants to fund new AILACT projects. At its Annual Meeting earlier this year, the AILACT Board requested a memo go out to the AILACT membership asking what projects they deemed worthy. The floor is now open and you may reply to this message or to me directly at . If you want to express your views about a project, I would appreciate hearing from you by July 10. In that way, I I could inform the committee of membership views and whether some projects received more endorsement than others. I look forward to hearing from you.
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