I don't want to start an argument (in whatever sense one chooses :), but I will say that:
personally, I agree with the "justify" over "persuade" -- but not, of course, with the "verbal" qualifier;
multimodal argumentation (of the sort that Michael Gilbert has written about -- but also of the sort that *many* people writing about visual and other modes of argumentation discuss) has taken off like a rocket -- not just in theory, but more importantly in practice;
AILACT can ignore that if it wants but that just makes what it does less relevant to argumentation today.
Cheers,
Leo.
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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.
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> Claudio Duran
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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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>> Enjoy the summer, now that it is here.
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>> James Freeman
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