Theory and practice of argumentation

Course: Cultural Studies

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Theory and practice of argumentation
Code
ВБ 4.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
6. to communicate fluently in official and foreign languages orally and in writing to discuss professional issues, presentation of research results and projects. 13. to plan and carry out scientific and applied research in the field of cultural studies, to generate and test hypotheses, to collect evidence and argue conclusions
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know the main stages and characteristics of the historical and cultural process; basic methods of scientific research. 2. To be able to collect and interpret information to build arguments, build reasoning, draw rational conclusions from available information. 3. Possess elementary skills of working with professional literature, information management, critical attitude to events and phenomena.
Course content
Topic 1. The subject and history of the theory of argumentation Topic 2. Form of argumentation Topic 3. Scheme and structure of argumentation Topic 4. Rules, typical mistakes and methods of influence regarding the point of view in argumentation Topic 5. Rules, typical mistakes and methods of influence regarding arguments in argumentation Topic 6. Rules, typical mistakes and methods of influence regarding the presentation of argumentation
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Argumentation // https://www.springer.com/journal/10503 Bench-Capon T. and Dunne P. eds. Argumentation in Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence. Special Issue. 2007.Vol. 171. №10-15. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/artificial-intelligence/vol/171/issue/10-15 Groarke L. Informal Logic. In: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-informal/ Handbook of Argumentation Theory. Springer Science + Business Media Dordrecht, 2014. Informal Logic // https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic Prakken H. Formalising debates about law-making proposals as practical reasoning. http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/IS/archive/henry/Krakow15.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral answers - 5/10 points 2. Express testing - 5/10 points 3. Written tasks - 5/10 points 4. Self-study No. 1 (summary of educational material) - 5/10 points 5. Self-study No. 2 (analysis of an argumentative text) - 14/20 points 6. Self-study No. 3 (preparation of an argumentative text) - 14/20 points The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student in the process of learning the material from the entire educational course. All types of work for the semester have as a result: - in the maximum dimension of 80 points - a minimum of 48 points Final test in written form: 12/20 points. The final number of points for the discipline (maximum 100 points) is defined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester, taking into account the final test. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the entire semester and does not include additional assessment measures.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Andriivna Kolotilova
Department of Logic
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Logic
Faculty of Philosophy