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The Art of Argument: How to Build Strong Reasons, Recognize Weak Arguments, and Think with Intellectual Honesty

The Art of Argument: How to Build Strong Reasons, Recognize Weak Arguments, and Think with Intellectual Honesty

Paperback

Series: Think Better Collection, Book 3

PhilosophyLogicSelf-Help

ISBN13: 9798186477631
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 9 2026
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Art of Argument is Book 3 of the Think Better Collection, a series by Deivede Ferreira and ABRAFP International Press dedicated to clear thinking, logic, philosophy, critical reasoning, artificial intelligence, and the formation of human judgment.

In a world shaped by opinions, debates, headlines, political slogans, religious claims, scientific explanations, social media conflicts, and AI-generated answers, the ability to build strong arguments has become one of the most important intellectual skills.

The problem today is not that people lack opinions. The problem is that many opinions are not supported by clear reasons, careful evidence, honest premises, or responsible judgment.

An argument is not a fight. It is an organized attempt to connect a claim to reasons.

In this third volume of the Think Better Collection, Deivede Eder Ferreira presents argumentation as an art of responsible thought. To argue well is not merely to win a debate, dominate a conversation, or appear intelligent. It is to respect truth more than victory.

This book helps readers understand the foundations of argumentation, logical reasoning, persuasion, intellectual honesty, and critical thinking. It teaches how to recognize the difference between opinions, beliefs, claims, reasons, evidence, premises, conclusions, assumptions, and weak arguments.

Inside this book, readers will explore:

The difference between opinion, belief, claim, reason, evidence, and argument

How premises and conclusions form the structure of reasoning

Why some arguments are strong while others are weak

How hidden assumptions shape what people believe

How persuasion differs from manipulation

Why intellectual honesty matters in disagreement

How arguments appear in family life, education, work, politics, religion, science, and public discourse

How artificial intelligence can generate fluent answers without replacing human judgment

Written in an elegant and accessible style, The Art of Argument connects logic, philosophy, rhetoric, ethics, education, communication, psychology, psychoanalysis, public life, and artificial intelligence.

This book is for students, educators, professionals, leaders, writers, researchers, spiritual seekers, and curious minds who want to think more clearly, speak more responsibly, recognize weak reasoning, evaluate arguments, improve communication, and develop stronger judgment in an age of speed, persuasion, and digital influence.

Published by ABRAFP International Press, the international editorial imprint of ABRAFP, this work continues a broader intellectual project: helping readers form clearer thought, deeper judgment, and a more responsible relationship with truth, language, reason, and human intelligence.

To argue well is to think responsibly in the presence of disagreement.

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