Writing To Reason: A Companion for Philosophy Students and InstructorsWriting to Reason presents the principles of writing a clear and well-argued philosophy paper in an easily-referenced numerical format, which facilitates efficient grading and clearer communication between instructors and students.
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Contents
Writing a Philosophy Paper | 3 |
Philosophical Writing Advances a Thesis with | 16 |
The principle of charity | 23 |
How is an argument to be criticized? | 25 |
Producing Arguments | 28 |
The introduction states why you wrote the paper and why your audience should read it | 29 |
The body of your paper follows a strategy to demonstrate your thesis | 30 |
Consider objections to your view | 32 |
The correct use of Latin expressions | 44 |
The consistent use of pronouns | 47 |
Using a term vs mentioning it | 48 |
How to edit or add text within a quotation | 49 |
Elements of Substance | 50 |
Avoid using fivestar vocabulary words | 52 |
The standard of precision in written discourse | 53 |
Explaining Philosophical Texts | 60 |
The conclusion of your paper explains the conclusion of your argument 34 35 | 34 |
On words that indicate conclusions and 11 Provide justification for every important claim premises | 35 |
What makes an argument philosophically interesting? | 36 |
The Rudiments of Academic Writing | 40 |
Avoid using a conversational tone | 41 |
Pages should be numbered | 42 |
The correct use of Latin abbreviations | 43 |
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