Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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This video is about argument identification. We discuss the goal of argument analysis, the principle of charity, the two steps of argument identification, and how argumentative writing contrasts with descriptive and rhetorical writing.

Much of this content is taken from Feldman's Reason and Argument, chapter 5.

0:00 Introduction
1:15 The Goal of Argument Analysis
3:24 The Principle of Charity
7:15 2 Steps of Argument Identification
8:19 3 Types of Writing: Descriptive, Rhetorical, Argumentative
15:05 Summary and Conclusion

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