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Argument: Standards, Standard logical account of argument types & Overview

An argument is one or more premises—sentences, statements, or propositions—directed towards arriving at a logical conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's thinking and understanding via justification, explanation, or persuasion. As a series of logical steps, arguments are intended to determine or show the degree of truth or…

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Argument topic overview

The analysis highlights Standards, Standard logical account of argument types and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Argument.

Related topics
67
Source areas
10
Connected nodes
77
Extracted relationships
199
Concept neighborhoods
36
Bridge connections
77

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 36 topics
Standard logical account of argument types · 9 topics
Other kinds · 6 topics
Defeasible arguments and argumentation schemes · 5 topics
Formal and informal · 4 topics
Explanations · 3 topics
Argument mining · 1 topics
By analogy · 1 topics
Elliptical or ethymematic arguments · 1 topics
Etymology · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Etymology

Formal and informal

Standard logical account of argument types

Defeasible arguments and argumentation schemes

By analogy

Other kinds

Explanations

Elliptical or ethymematic arguments

Argument mining

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Argument connects Entity context

The extracted context around Argument shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Argument → ACM, ACM Computing Surveys, Allyn, An, An Evolutionary Approach, Ana Maguitman, Argumentation, Argumentation Schemes, Argumentative Discussions, Arthur Willard, Attacking Faulty Reasoning, Austin How, Automatic Press, Bacon, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Carlos Chesñevar, Ch, Chapter, Charles Arthur Willard Another extracted example is Argument → Argumentation, Bradley, Catarina, Dowden, Edward, In Fieser, In Zalta, Indiana Philosophy Ontology ProjectDutilh, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, Matthew, McKeon, Novaes, OCLC, Philosophy, PhilPapersArgument, Stanford Encyclopedia. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Argument

Top relations

related to References · 97
Argument → ACM, ACM Computing Surveys, Allyn, An, An Evolutionary Approach, Ana Maguitman, Argumentation, Argumentation Schemes, Argumentative Discussions, Arthur Willard, Attacking Faulty Reasoning, Austin How, Automatic Press, Bacon, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Carlos Chesñevar, Ch, Chapter, Charles Arthur Willard
related to External links · 18
Argument → Argumentation, Bradley, Catarina, Dowden, Edward, In Fieser, In Zalta, Indiana Philosophy Ontology ProjectDutilh, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, Matthew, McKeon, Novaes, OCLC, Philosophy, PhilPapersArgument, Stanford Encyclopedia
related to Explanations · 13
Argument → Arguments, Both, Fred, Fred's, However, If Fred, In, Joe, Note, Observe, The, While, Why
related to Elliptical or ethymematic arguments · 11
Argument → All, Enthymeme, Example, Iron, Nobody, Often, On, Speakers, Syllogism, The, This
related to Inductive arguments · 11
Argument → An, Arguments, Cogency, Despite, For, Forms, If, Non-deductive, Otherwise, The, United States
related to Fallacies and non-arguments · 8
Argument → Fallacies, However, In English, It, One, Socrates, The, Thus
related to Defeasible arguments and argumentation schemes · 7
Argument → Defeasibility, Defeasible, For, If Tweety, In, This, Tweety
related to Other kinds · 7
Argument → Charles Taylor, For, French, Kompridis, Michel Foucault, Nikolas Kompridis, Other
related to Deductive arguments · 6
Argument → Based, Deductive, For, Given, If, It
related to By analogy · 4
Argument → An, For, Plato, Socrates

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

conclusion premises arguments true truth logical logic valid form argumentation reasoning premise example therefore may inductive also one formal deductive

Argument relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 199 structured relationships around Argument. Examples in this analysis include Argument → is a → necessary truth and mathematics → instance of → This logical perspective on argument is relevant for scientific fields. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Argumentis anecessary truth0.90text
mathematicsinstance ofThis logical perspective on argument is relevant for scientific fields0.80text
computer scienceinstance ofThis logical perspective on argument is relevant for scientific fields0.80text
Argumentrelated to Argument miningThe0.60section
Argumentrelated to Argument miningSuch0.60section
Argumentrelated to By analogyAn0.60section
Argumentrelated to By analogyFor0.60section
Argumentrelated to By analogyPlato0.60section
Argumentrelated to By analogySocrates0.60section
Argumentrelated to Deductive argumentsIt0.60section
Argumentrelated to Deductive argumentsBased0.60section
Argumentrelated to Deductive argumentsGiven0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Argument bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Conclusion, Premises and True. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Argument
    • Conclusion
    • Premises
    • True
    • Valid
    • Logical
    • Form
    • Premise
    • Truth
    • Invalid
    • Inductive
    • May
    • Example
  • argument
    • Conclusion
    • Premises
    • True
    • Valid
    • Logical
    • Form
    • Premise
    • Truth
    • Invalid
    • Inductive
    • May
    • Example
  • logical conclusion
    • Premises
    • True
    • Valid
    • Truth
    • Form
    • False
    • Premise
    • Arguments
    • Conclusion
    • Logical
    • Statement
    • One
  • inductive arguments
    • Explanations
    • Also
    • Logical
    • Used
    • Deductive
    • Argumentation
    • Inductive
    • Logic
    • Informal
    • Reasoning
    • Defeasible
    • Types
  • transcendental arguments
    • Explanations
    • Logical
    • Used
    • Deductive
    • Argumentation
    • Inductive
    • Logic
    • Reasoning
    • Defeasible
    • Types
    • Formal
    • Informal
  • logical form
    • Truth
    • Statement
    • Form
    • Logical
    • Arguments
    • Conclusion
    • Validity
    • True
    • Premises
    • Valid
    • Argumentation
    • Reasoning
  • counter argument
    • Conclusion
    • Premises
    • True
    • Valid
    • Logical
    • Form
    • Premise
    • Truth
    • Invalid
    • Inductive
    • May
    • Example
  • logical truth
    • Truth
    • Form
    • Premises
    • Arguments
    • True
    • Conclusion
    • Statement
    • Valid
    • Argumentation
    • Example
    • Reasoning
    • Perspective

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Argument, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Argument with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ArgumentOverview · splits 41 ⟂ 37
ArgumentStandard logical account of argument types · splits 68 ⟂ 10
ArgumentOther kinds · splits 71 ⟂ 7
ArgumentDefeasible arguments and argumentation schemes · splits 72 ⟂ 6
ArgumentFormal and informal · splits 73 ⟂ 5
ArgumentExplanations · splits 74 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Argument

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples199
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Argument to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Standards, Standard logical account of argument types & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Argument · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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