From arguments to decisions: Extending the Toulmin view

Arguing on the Toulmin Model: New Essays in Argument Analysis and Evaluation

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 273-287

  Fox, John ^a   Modgil, Sanjay ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56649117075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4938-5_18     Document Type: Chapter

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1. Plus signs on the left indicate arguments that support the claims that mammography or ultrasound are appropriate for this patient, and the minus sign indicates an argument against mammography (colour is used in the original display). The large tick indicates a possible option on the basis of the argumentation, and the small tick in the box is the final decision taken by the doctor (more than one in this case). The "More..." text is a button that is used to display the backing for the argument (see Figure 2).
2. This summary is based on material taken from Fox and Das (2000) chapter 2, which provides a relatively non-technical introduction to LA, but Krause et al. (1995) and Fox and Parsons (1998) provide more formal treatments.