Rationality, Judgment, and Argument Assessment

In contrast to approaches to critical thinking which emphasize the importance of rules, strategies and criteria for the analysis and evaluation of arguments, this paper seeks to vindicate the central role which judgment plays in the assessment process. To counteract charges of arbitrariness or subje...

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Main Author:	Paul Healy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Windsor 1994-01-01
Series:	Informal Logic
Subjects:	rationality judgment argumentation rule-following know-how expertise
Online Access:	https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2433

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spelling	doaj-ba87f16227f14c27a3396d27b9c6d5102020-11-25T02:54:35ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X1994-01-0116110.22329/il.v16i1.2433Rationality, Judgment, and Argument AssessmentPaul HealyIn contrast to approaches to critical thinking which emphasize the importance of rules, strategies and criteria for the analysis and evaluation of arguments, this paper seeks to vindicate the central role which judgment plays in the assessment process. To counteract charges of arbitrariness or subjectivism in the exercise of judgment, individual and intersubjective constraints are outlined which can ensure its reliable exercise. The contextuality of argumentation, as it affects judgment, is discussed, and some conclusions are drawn about how acknowledgment of the role of judgment in argumentation can influence our conception of the reasoning process.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2433rationalityjudgmentargumentationrule-followingknow-howexpertise
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publisher	University of Windsor
series	Informal Logic
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publishDate	1994-01-01
description	In contrast to approaches to critical thinking which emphasize the importance of rules, strategies and criteria for the analysis and evaluation of arguments, this paper seeks to vindicate the central role which judgment plays in the assessment process. To counteract charges of arbitrariness or subjectivism in the exercise of judgment, individual and intersubjective constraints are outlined which can ensure its reliable exercise. The contextuality of argumentation, as it affects judgment, is discussed, and some conclusions are drawn about how acknowledgment of the role of judgment in argumentation can influence our conception of the reasoning process.
topic	rationality judgment argumentation rule-following know-how expertise
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Rationality, Judgment, and Argument Assessment

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