My chief objection to a quarrel,” G.K. Chesterton wrote, “is that it ends a good argument.”
Junior high and high school students will argue (and sometimes quarrel), but they won’t argue well without good training. The Art of Argument is designed to teach the argumentative adolescent how to reason with clarity, relevance, and purpose. The mastery of informal logic (the logical fallacies) is a foundational subject by which other subjects are evaluated, assessed, and learned.
The Art of Argument DVD Set video series features three experienced logic teachers and four capable, enthusiastic students discussing the twenty-eight fallacies presented in The Art of Argument. This video series is a valuable resource for every student using The Art of Argument. Each video segment features one fallacy, which is presented, defined, and then discussed and explored using a blend of enthusiasm, contemplation, and humor. Each discussion seeks to make a practical application of the fallacy to student life, advertisements, political speech, or various kinds of ethical and philosophical debates. The Art of Argument can be used as a semester or yearlong course.
Buying for a school? The Art of Argument DVD Set is a great tool for the classroom! It can be used as:
- a resource that will refresh and inspire the teacher
- a classroom resource for modeling and provoking discussion of the logical fallacies
- a substitute teacher when the regular teacher is away
- a resource for creating a summer school course
- a library item helpful to a struggling logic student or a curious parent
The Art of Argument DVD Set contains:
- 5 DVDs containing a total of more than 8 hours of video
- 28 videos—one for each fallacy contained in The Art of Argument text
- Fun outtakes, extras, and “logical” humor
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