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The object of a discussion is often to resolve a difference of opinion. This requires common grounds from which to logically convince one's opponent that one's claim is better supported and that the opponent's claim is supported by false grounds and or warrants (see
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structure used to determine the validity or dependencies of a claim made in natural-language
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Claims, grounds and warrants are often not known for certain, so they are presented with a
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W1.1: Because Newtonian physics applies it would defy the laws of Newtonian physics.
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G2.1: There is no print record of any reputable person claiming such a thing.
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G1.2: There is no print record of any reputable person claiming such a thing.
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G1.1: Newtonian physics apply to all super quantum systems including people
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W1: Because it defies the laws of Newtonian physics it can not be done.
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W2.1: Because there is no print record it is highly improbable.
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W1.2: Because there is no print record it is highly improbable.
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W2: Because no one has ever flown, it is highly improbable.
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Q: In a gravity field without assistance or modification
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Where: C=claim, W=warrant, G=ground, and Q=qualifier
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Index

Argument
logical
arguments
tree structures
root
nodes
grounds
edges
warrants
qualifier
Occam's razor

Argument map
Argumentation framework
Logical argument
Toulmin model of argument
The Craft of Research
Wayne C. Booth
Gregory G. Colomb
Joseph M. Williams
About Argumentation by University of California
Argumentation by Winthrop University
Category
Arguments

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