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1
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Multilayered arguments

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reasons or objections have drawn out new reasons or objections

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Rebuttal

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when a reason is followed by an objection within an argument

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2 kinds of rebuttal

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  1. Counterargument to a premise

2. Counterargument to a conclusion

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Counterargument to a premise

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shows that a reason’s contention is false

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Counterargument to a conclusion

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demonstrates that even though the contention proposed in the reason is correct, this contention does not provide enough proof to support the conclusion

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Refutation

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if a counterargument is itself rejected within an argument

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As long as the second objection is correct, refutation means that…

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the first objection in the argument can be ignored

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2 types of refutations (like rebuttal)

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  1. Refutation of premise

2. Refutation of conclusion

9
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2 macrostructual rules when constructing complex arguments

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  1. Pyramidal rule

2. MECE rule

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Pyramidal rule

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a well-structured argument has a pyramidal shape

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2 aspects of pyramidal rule

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  1. The higher up the argument is placed, the more general and abstract
  2. When two arguments are placed on the same level, they should have the same level of abstraction
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The MECE rule acronym

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Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive

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MECE rule

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Holds that there must be no overlap or gaps in any groups of reasons or objections

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Mutually exclusive

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Within each group, the reasons and objections should be different from one another (however, does not mean that there cannot be any conceptual overlap between reasons or the objections)

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Collectively exhaustive

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all conceivable arguments that are relevant to the claim are brought to bear, leaving no gaps in the argument tree