Argue Mentals
Choose your Argue Mental.
Consider how arguments are built and challenged.
Logic Lizards examine reasoning traps; Argue Mentals focus on the parts of your own argument: its position, support and response to other views.
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A clear central position
Claimless Clyde
Spots persuasive writing that never states the main position it wants readers to accept.
Relevant support for a stated claim
Evidence Evader
Spots arguments that state a position but offer no relevant support for it.
The link between reasons and a conclusion
Warrant Wraith
Checks the bridge between relevant reasons and a conclusion.
Fair representation of opposing arguments
Counterargument Casper
Spots arguments that leave a relevant opposing case out, or mention disagreement without explaining its reason.
Responding to the actual opposing reason
Rebuttal Rita
Spots replies that skip, restate or merely dismiss the opposing reason instead of answering it.
Matching a claim's scope, certainty and conditions to its support
Qualifier Quinn
Spots claims stretched past their evidence, and hedges that undersell what the evidence shows.
Matching wording to the supplied audience
Audience Alfred
Matches terms, detail and tone to the readers described, without stereotypes or hidden facts.
Stating why an argument matters in proportion
Stakes Stella
States supplied consequences at their real scale, without inflation, dismissal or unsupported blame.
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