Philosophy 101
         Inroduction to Philosophy
    Group Writing Projects

      Argument strategies
   (ways to shape the essay)


There are many ways to shape the standard essay using different argument strategies. Although all the strategies cannot be presented here, some of the main strategies include the following:

1.
Critique strategy.

2.
Reductio ad absurdum strategy (deductive)

3. Hypothetical argument strategy (deductive)

4. Inductive strategies







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Last revision:  August 31, 1998
Please send any comments to Frank Edler fedler@metropo.mccneb.edu