I agree with both Trudy and Bob about "justify"! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2017, at 3:16 PM, Trudy Govier <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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: >>> >>> 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. I look forward to hearing from you. >>>> >>>> Enjoy the summer, now that it is here. >>>> >>>> James Freeman >>>> President, AILACT >>>> >>>> ######################################################################## >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: >>>> https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2NTE5IHZwbWF5bzFAVkVSSVpPTi5ORVQgQUlMQUNURC1MIOmWPkTwbsn%2B&c=SIGNOFF >>>> >>>> >>>> ######################################################################## >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: >>>> https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2NTE5IGNkdXJhbkBZT1JLVS5DQSBBSUxBQ1RELUwgIFAazEy%2B93mc&c=SIGNOFF >>> ######################################################################## >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: >>> https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2NTIxIHJoZW5uaXNASUxMSU5PSVMuRURVIEFJTEFDVEQtTFc073xN%2Fhgr&c=SIGNOFF >> >> ######################################################################## >> >> To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: >> https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2NTIyIGdvdmllckBTSEFXLkNBIEFJTEFDVEQtTPR7Wd%2FcUUPU&c=SIGNOFF >> > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: > https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2NTIyIFdhZ25lckBVSENMLkVEVSBBSUxBQ1RELUwgIKm1Yv%2FVvwUk&c=SIGNOFF ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(AILACTD-L,SIGNOFF);