ENG205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stephen Toulmin, Enthymeme
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Lecture 7: toulmin schema & enthymeme/toulmin schema exercise (09-27-18) Stephen toulmin: british philosopher of mathematics and logic, historian of ideas, major works include the uses of argument and cosmopolis. In law, following are considered reliable forms of evidence: verbal eyewitness accounts, signed affidavits, emotional statements and outbursts. In science, none of those are considered reliable: eyewitness accounts must be recorded and re-produceable, affidavits and outbursts are just noise. Example of everyday reasoning: friend says i"m going to ace this final exam claim, arguments start here, friend backs up claim by saying because i studied really hard for it data. If you ask how friend knows that studying hard means doing well, friend response is that. Because that"s how it works, studying leads to good marks warrant. If you ask how friend knows that studying leads to good marks, friend"s response is well, school is designed that way; also, it"s true in my and other people"s experience backing (for warrant)
