Objectives
How to decide whether to accept or reject the argument that we read in our favourite dailies and weeklies? What tools do we have for such an inquiry? Are there any boundaries that should be taken into account when composing and presenting an argument? Within the subject we seek to find answers to similar questions. It is going to unfold what remains from an article after a careful application of argumentation techniques and we are going to discuss how to bring a prima facie hardly defensible position to success. Moreover, students are going to be encouraged to participate in grand-scale debates about hot topics by using the recently learned argumentative toolkit.
Methodology of teaching
Written and oral communication.
Materials supporting learning
- Slides on the Moodle site of the subject.
The slides and notes, as well as the current dates are always avaialble in moodle: edu.gtk.bme.hu