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1、Arguments Most academic writing tasks require you to make an argumentthat is,to present reasons for a particular claim or interpretation you are putting forward.You may have been told that you need to make your arguments more logical or stronger.And you may have worried that you simply arent a logic
2、al person or wondered what it means for an argument to be strong.Learning to make the best arguments you can is an ongoing process,but it isnt impossible:“Being logical”is something anyone can do,with practice.Each argument you make is composed of premises(this is a term for statements that express
3、your reasons or evidence)that are arranged in the right way to support your conclusion(the main claim or interpretation you are offering).You can make your You can make your arguments stronger by:arguments stronger by:1.using good premises(ones you have good reason to believe are both true and relev
4、ant to the issue at hand),2.making sure your premises provide good support for your conclusion(and not some other conclusion,or no conclusion at all),3.checking that you have addressed the most important or relevant aspects of the issue(that is,that your premises and conclusion focus on what is real
5、ly important to the issue),and 4.not making claims that are so strong or sweeping that you cant really support them.You also need to be sure that you present all of your ideas in an orderly fashion that readers can follow.See our handouts on argument and organization for some tips that will improve
6、your arguments.Works consulted We consulted these works while writing this handout.This is not a comprehensive list of resources on the handouts topic,and we encourage you to do your own research to find the latest publications on this topic.Please do not use this list as a model for the format of y
7、our own reference list,as it may not match the citation style you are using.For guidance on formatting citations,please see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial.We revise these tips periodically and welcome feedback.Hurley,Patrick J.A Concise Introduction to Logic.Thornson Learning,2000 Lunsford,Andr
8、ea and John Ruszkiewicz.Everythings an Argument.Bedford Books,1998.Copi,Irving M.and Carl Cohen.Introduction to Logic.Prentice Hall,1998.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License.You may reproduce it for non-commercial use if you use the entire handout and attribute the source:The Writing Center,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https:/writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/fallacies/