The Role of Reasoning in Constructing a Persuasive Argument

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The Role of Reasoning in
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Table of Contents
I. THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSUASION.........................................1
II. PERSUASION IN ARGUMENTATION.. ....................................... 1
III. BACKGROUND............................................................2
IV. USER’S GUIDE FOR THIS ARTICLE.. ........................................2
V. ARISTOTLE’S THREE COMPONENTS OF A PERSUASIVE SPEECH............... 3
A. ETHOS.. ..............................................................3
B. PATHOS...............................................................4
C. LOGOS................................................................ 4
1. Syllogism...........................................................4
2. Implication..........................................................4
3. Enthymeme.. ....................................................... 4
(a) Advantages and Disadvantages of Commonplaces......................... 5
(b) Selection of Commonplaces.. ........................................ 5
VI. ARGUMENT MODELS (OVERVIEW)..........................................5
A. LOGIC-BASED ARGUMENTS............................................ 5
1. Deductive Logic.. .....................................................5
2. Inductive Logic........................................................6
3. Reasoning by Analogy.. ................................................7
B. DEFEASIBLE ARGUMENTS..............................................7
C. THE TOULMIN ARGUMENTATION MODEL................................7
D. FALLACIOUS ARGUMENTS.. ...........................................8
E. ARGUMENTATION SCHEMES.. .........................................8
VII. LOGICAL REASONING (DETAILED ANALYSIS).. .......................... 8
A. DEDUCTIVE REASONING.. .............................................8
1. The Categorical Syllogism.............................................. 8
a. Graphically Depicting the Simple Categorical Syllogism...................9
b. A Legal Dispute as a Simple Syllogism.. ..............................9
c. Disputed Facts; Disputed Law.. .....................................9
2. The Hypothetical Syllogism............................................ 10
a. The Conditional Syllogism.........................................10
b. The Conjunctive Syllogism.........................................10
c. The Disjunctive Syllogism.. .......................................10
3. The Dilemma.. .....................................................10
4. Implication.........................................................10
a. Antecedent/Consequent............................................ 11
b. Two Rules of Implication and Three Points to Remember................. 11
c. Affirming the Antecedent (Modus Ponens).. .......................... 12
d. Denying the Consequent (Modus Tollens).. ...........................12
e. Chaining Conditional Propositions...................................12
f. Enthymemes.. ..................................................13
g. Proof by Contradiction.. .......................................... 13
h. Proof by Contrapositive.. .........................................14
i. Disproof by Counterexample.. .....................................14
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j. Attacking a Conditional Proposition..................................14
k. Refuting a Deductive Argument..................................... 14
l. Refuting an Argument for Change.. .................................15
m. Refuting an Argument Over Trust Income.............................15
B. INDUCTIVE REASONING............................................... 15
1. Generalization.. .................................................... 15
2. Simple Induction.. ..................................................15
3. Correlation and Causation.. ........................................... 15
4. Statistical Syllogism..................................................15
5. Statistical Prediction.. ...............................................16
6. The Counting Marbles Example.. ......................................16
7. Counterexamples in Inductive Reasoning................................. 16
8. Cognitive Studies of Inductive Reasoning.................................16
9. Generating Rules to Resolve Legal Cases.. ............................... 16
C. REASONING BY ANALOGY.. ..........................................17
1. Terms of Analogical Reasoning......................................... 18
2. Comparing Deductive, Inductive and Analogical Reasoning.. ................ 19
3. The Process of Analogical Reasoning.. .................................. 20
a. Retrieval.. .....................................................20
b. Mapping.. .....................................................20
c. Projection.. ....................................................21
d. Evaluating the Analogy............................................ 21
4. The Use of Examples.................................................21
5. Arguments by Analogy.. ............................................. 21
6. Judging the Validity of an Analogy...................................... 22
7. Using Analogical Reasoning With Case Law.. ............................ 23
8. Analogies are More Than Just Words.. ..................................23
9. The Power of Metaphors In the Law.. ................................... 24
VIII. DEFEASIBLE ARGUMENTS (DETAILED ANALYSIS)....................... 25
A. NOT TRUTH, BUT PRIMA FACIE ACCEPTABILITY.. ...................... 26
B. DEFEASIBLE ARGUMENTS IN LAW.. ...................................26
IX. THE TOULMIN ARGUMENTATION MODEL (DETAILED ANALYSIS).. .......... 28
A. THE MAN AND THE TIMES............................................. 28
B. OVERVIEW OF TOULMIN’S MODEL..................................... 29
C. THE COMPONENTS OF THE TOULMIN MODEL........................... 30
1. Claims.. ..........................................................30
2. Grounds.. .........................................................31
3. Warrants...........................................................31
4. Backing.. .........................................................31
5. Qualifiers.. ........................................................ 31
6. Rebuttals... ........................................................31
D. THE TOULMIN ARGUMENTATION MODEL...............................32
E. ARGUMENTATION IS A PROCESS....................................... 32
X. FALLACIOUS ARGUMENTS (DETAILED ANALYSIS).......................... 32
A. FALLACIES OF DEDUCTIVE REASONING................................32
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1. The Fallacy of Four Terms.............................................33
2. The Fallacy of the Undistributed Middle Term............................. 33
3. The Fallacy of Illicit Process of the Major or Illicit Minor Term.. ............. 33
4. The Fallacy of Negative Premises.. ..................................... 34
5. The Fallacy of Drawing Affirmative Conclusions From a Negative Premise......34
6. The Existential Fallacy................................................34
7. The Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent...................................34
8. The Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent.. ...............................34
9. The Fallacy of False Dilemma..........................................35
10. Accident...........................................................35
11. Ignorance of Refutation.. ............................................. 35
12. Inconsistency.. .....................................................35
13. Non Sequitur.......................................................36
14. Slippery Slope.. ....................................................36
15. Begging the Question.................................................37
16. Circular Reasoning. .................................................37
17. Changing the Premises................................................37
B. FALLACIES OF INDUCTIVE REASONING.................................37
1. Hasty Generalization.. ...............................................37
2. Fallacies of Distribution. .............................................37
a. Fallacy of Composition............................................37
b. Fallacy of Division.. .............................................37
3. Dicto Simpliciter.. ..................................................37
4. False Cause.. ......................................................38
5. Suppressed Evidence.. ...............................................39
6. Overwhelming Exception.. ........................................... 39
7. Common Statistical Fallacies........................................... 39
a. Errors in Generating Statistics.. ....................................39
(1) Sampling Bias.................................................... 39
b. Errors in Interpreting Statistics......................................39
(1) Fallacy of Small Sample............................................ 39
(2) Base Rate Fallacy.. ............................................... 39
(3) Ignoring Regression to the Mean.. ................................... 39
(4) Conjunction Fallacy.. ............................................. 39
(5) Gambler’s Fallacy................................................. 40
(6) Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy.. ....................................... 40
C. FALLACIES OF ANALOGICAL REASONING.. ............................ 40
1. False Analogy.......................................................40
D. FALLACIES OF ARGUMENTATION......................................40
1. Accent.. ..........................................................41
2. Ambiguity.. ....................................................... 41
3. Amphiboly.........................................................41
4. Appeal to Authority (ad Verecundiam). ..................................41
5. Appeal to Belief.....................................................42
6. Appeal to Emotion...................................................42
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7. Appeal to Fear (ad Baculum)...........................................42
8. Appeal to Flattery....................................................42
9. Appeal to Novelty.. ................................................. 42
10. Appeal to Pity (ad Misericordiam).......................................43
11. Appeal to Ridicule...................................................43
12. Appeal to Tradition.. ................................................43
13. Argumentum ad Hominem............................................. 43
14. Argumentum Ad Hominem Tu Quoque.. ................................ 43
15. Argument From Fallacy (ad Logicano).. ................................. 43
16. Argument from Ignorance (ad Ignorantiam).. ............................. 43
17. Argument From Popular Appeal (ad Populum). ........................... 44
18. Argument to Moderation (ad Temperantiam).. ............................ 44
19. Bandwagon Effect.. .................................................44
20. Complex Question...................................................44
21. Converse Accident. .................................................44
22. Equivocation.......................................................44
23. False Compromise.. .................................................44
24. Genetic Fallacy...................................................... 44
25. Guilt by Association..................................................44
26. Insignificance.......................................................45
27. Irrelevant Conclusion (Ignoratio Elenchi).................................45
28. Many Questions. ...................................................45
29. Misapplied Burden of Proof............................................45
30. Misleading Vividness................................................. 45
31. Moving the Goalposts.. ..............................................45
32. No-True-Scotsman Fallacy.. ..........................................45
33. Poisoning the Well...................................................45
34. Questionable Cause.. ................................................45
35. Special Pleading.....................................................45
36. Red Herring.. ......................................................45
37. Relativist Fallacy.. ..................................................46
38. Repetition..........................................................46
39. Silence as Assent.. ..................................................46
40. Straw Man.. .......................................................46
41. Style Over Substance.................................................46
E. OTHER CATEGORIZATIONS OF FALLACIES.............................. 46
1. Aristotle’s Fallacies.. ................................................46
2. Francis Bacon’s Fallacies.............................................. 47
3. John Stuart Mills’ Fallacies.. ..........................................47
XI. ARGUMENTATION SCHEMES (DETAILED ANALYSIS)........................ 47
A. THE STRUCTURE OF AN ARGUMENTATION SCHEME.. ..................48
B. ARGUMENTATION SCHEMES FOR TYPES OF REASONING.. ..............48
1. Deductive Reasoning.................................................48
a. Categorical Syllogism............................................. 49
b. Disjunctive Syllogism.............................................49
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c. Hypothetical Syllogism............................................49
d. Deductive Modus Ponens.. ........................................50
e. Deductive Modus Tollens..........................................50
f. Indirect Proof.. ................................................. 50
g. Reductio ad Absurdum.. .......................................... 51
2. Inductive Reasoning..................................................52
a. Argument from a Random Sample to a Population.. ....................52
3. Analogical Reasoning.. ..............................................52
a. Argument From Analogy.. ........................................52
b. Argument From Precedent.. .......................................53
4. Practical Reasoning.. ................................................53
a. Argument from Consequences.. ....................................53
b. Argument from Waste, or Sunk Costs Argument........................54
5. Abductive Reasoning.................................................54
a. Argument from Sign..............................................54
6. Causal Reasoning.................................................... 54
a. Argument from Cause to Effect.. ...................................55
b. Argument from Correlation to Cause.. ...............................55
c. Causal Slippery Slope Argument.. ..................................55
C. SOURCE-BASED ARGUMENTS... .......................................55
1. Argument From Authority............................................. 55
2. Argument From Position to Know....................................... 56
a. Argument From Witness Testimony.................................. 56
b. Argument From Expert Opinion.....................................56
c. Argument From Ignorance.. .......................................59
3. Arguments From Commitment.. ....................................... 60
a. Argument From Inconsistent Commitment.. ..........................60
4. Arguments Attacking Personal Credibility.. .............................. 60
a. Ad Hominem Arguments.. ........................................60
5. Arguments From General Acceptance.................................... 61
a. Argument From Generally Accepted Opinion.. ........................ 61
b. Argument From General Practice....................................62
D. APPLYING RULES TO CASES.. .........................................62
1. Arguments Based on Cases.. .......................................... 62
a. Argument From Example.. ........................................62
b. Argument From Analogy.. ........................................63
c. Argument From Precedent.. .......................................63
2. Defeasible Rule-Based Arguments.. .................................... 63
a. Argument From an Established Rule.. ...............................63
b. Argument from an Exceptional Case.. ...............................63
3. Verbal Classification Arguments........................................ 63
a. Argument From Verbal Classification.. ..............................63
b. Argument From Vagueness of a Verbal Classification.................... 64
c. Argument From Definition to Verbal Classification.. ...................64
4. Chained Arguments Connecting Rules and Cases........................... 64
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a. Argument From Gradualism........................................64
b. Precedent Slippery Slope Argument..................................64
c. Slippery Slope Argument.. ........................................ 64
XII. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE, PRESUMPTIONS, AND THE BURDEN OF PROOF.
.............................................................................65
1. Understanding Prima Facie Evidence.. .................................. 65
2. Presumptions and Burdens of Proof......................................68
a. Presumptions That Fix the Burden of Persuasion........................ 68
b. Burden of Producing Evidence...................................... 69
(1) Special Appearance................................................ 69
(2) Summary Judgment................................................ 69
(3) Child Support for Underemployed.. .................................. 70
(4) Establishing Privilege.............................................. 70
(5) Spoliation Instruction.. ............................................ 70
(6) Trespass on Real Property.. ........................................ 70
3. The California Legislature Shines a Light on the Subject.. ................... 70
4. The Continued Vitality of Prima Facie Evidence as a Control Device.. ......... 71
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CURRICULUM VITAE OF RICHARD R. ORSINGER
Education: Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia (1968-70)
University of Texas (B.A., with Honors, 1972)
University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1975)
Licensed: Texas Supreme Court (1975); U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (1977-1992; 2000-
present); U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (1979); U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth
Circuit (1979); U.S. Supreme Court (1981)
Board Certified: Texas Board of Legal Specialization Family Law (1980), Civil Appellate Law (1987)
Organizations and Committees:
Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas (1999-2000)
Chair, Appellate Practice & Advocacy Section, State Bar of Texas (1996-97)
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, State Bar of Texas (2000-02)
Vice-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, State Bar of Texas (2002-03)
Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure (1994-2011); Chair,
Subcommittee on Rules 16-165a
Member, Pattern Jury Charge Committee (Family Law), State Bar of Texas (1987-2000)
Supreme Court Liaison, Texas Judicial Committee on Information Technology (2001-2005)
Tx. Bd. of Legal Specialization, Civil Appellate Law Advisory Commission (Member and Civil Appellate Law
Exam Committee (1990-2006; Chair 1991-1995); Family Law Advisory Commission (1987-1993)
Member, Supreme Court Task Force on Jury Charges (1992-93)
Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support and Visitation Guidelines
(1989, 1991; Co-Chair 1992-93; Chair 1994-98)
Member, Board of Directors, Texas Legal Resource Center on Child Abuse & Neglect, Inc. (1991-93)
President, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (1990-91)
President, San Antonio Family Lawyers Association (1989-90)
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Director, San Antonio Bar Association (1997-1998)
Member, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston Bar Associations
Professional Activities and Honors:
One of Texas’ Top Ten Lawyers in all fields, Texas Monthly Super Lawyers Survey (2010 - 3rd Top Point Getter)
Listed as one of Texas’ Top Ten Lawyers in all fields, Texas Monthly Super Lawyers Survey (2009)
Recipient of the Franklin Jones, Jr. CLE Article Award for Outstanding Achievement in CLE (2009)
Listed as Texas’ Top Family Lawyer, Texas Lawyer’s Go-To-Guide (2007)
Listed as one of Texas’ Top 100 Lawyers, and Top 50 Lawyers in South Texas, Texas Monthly Super Lawyers
Survey(2003-2010)
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists’ Sam Emison Award (2003) for significant contributions to the practice of
family law in Texas
Association for Continuing Legal Excellence Best Program Award for Enron: The Legal Issues (2002)
State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation “for innovative leadership and relentless pursuit of excellence for
continuing legal education” (June, 2001)
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section’s Dan R. Price Award for outstanding contributions to family law (2001)
State Bar of Texas Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education (1996)
State Bar of Texas Certificate of Merit, June 1995, June 1996, June 1997 & June 2004
Listed in the BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA: Family Law (1987-2011); Appellate Law (2007-2011)
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Continuing Legal Education and Administration: ---Chief Editor of the State Bar of Texas Family Law
Section's EXPERT WITNESS MANUAL (Vols. II & III)
Course Director, State Bar of Texas: (1999)
• Practice Before the Supreme Court of Texas Course ---Author of Vol. 6 of McDonald Texas Civil
(2002 - 2005, 2007, 2009 & 2011) Practice, on Texas Civil Appellate Practice, published
• Enron, The Legal Issues (Co-director, March, by Bancroft-Whitney Co. (1992) (900 + pages)
2002) [Won national ACLEA Award] ---A Guide to Proceedings Under the Texas Parent
• Advanced Expert Witness Course (2001, 2002, Notification Statute and Rules, SOUTH TEXAS LAW
2003, 2004) REVIEW (2000) (co-authored)
• 1999 Impact of the New Rules of Discovery ---Obligations of the Trial Lawyer Under Texas Law
• 1998 Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course Toward the Client Relating to an Appeal, 41 SOUTH
• 1991 Advanced Evidence and Discovery TEXAS LAW REVIEW 111 (1999)
• Computer Workshop at Advanced Family Law ---Asserting Claims for Intentionally or Recklessly
(1990-94) and Advanced Civil Trial (1990-91) Causing Severe Emotional Distress, in Connection
courses With a Divorce, 25 ST. MARY'S L.J. 1253 (1994),
• 1987 Advanced Family Law Course. Course republished in the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY
Director, Texas Academy of Family Law LAW (Fall 1994) and Texas Family Law Service
Specialists First Annual Trial Institute, Las Vegas, NewsAlert (Oct. & Dec., 1994 and Feb., 1995)
Nevada (1987) ---Chapter 21 on Business Interests in Bancroft-
Whitney's TEXAS FAMILY LAW SERVICE (Speer's 6th
Books and Journal Articles: ed.)
---Characterization of Marital Property, 39 BAY. L.
—Editor-in-Chief of the State Bar of Texas’ TEXAS REV. 909 (1988) (co-authored)
SUPREME COURT PRACTICE MANUAL (2005) ---Fitting a Round Peg Into A Square Hole: Section
3.63, Texas Family Code, and the Marriage That
Crosses States Lines, 13 ST. MARY'S L.J. 477 (1982)
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