Argument and Debate

Argument and Debate

Learn to build, test and defend arguments and to disagree well, from the parts of an argument and the fallacies through formal debate, framing and the ethics of reasoned public disagreement

18 lessons
6-8 hours

Course Levels

1

Beginner

Foundations - 6 lessons

Learn what an argument is, claims and premises, deductive and inductive reasoning, validity and soundness, evidence, and steelmanning

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2

Intermediate

Application - 6 lessons

Study structuring a case, rebuttal and refutation, the burden of proof, common fallacies, rhetoric and persuasion, and cross-examination

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3

Masters

Mastery - 6 lessons

Master formal debate, advanced weighing, framing, charitable argument, handling bad faith, and leading a reasoned public disagreement

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