I agree with Leo. I’d like to drop the “verbal” from my proposal. Bob Ennis > On Jun 12, 2017, at 12:13 PM, Leo Groarke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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. > __________________________ > Leo Groarke, PhD > President > Trent University > > [log in to unmask] > 705 748 1090 > > -----Original Message----- > From: AILACT DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of ennis, robert h > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 11:34 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: What would you like to see AILACT promote? > > 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: >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >>> ---- Original Message ---- >>> From: Victor P Maiorana <[log in to unmask]> >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Sent: Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 3:14 PM >>> Subject: Re: What would you like to see AILACT promote? >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> =============== >>> >>> 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: >>> >>> Dear Friends and Members of AILACT, >>> >>> 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. 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