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Shaping Skills Of Reasoning In Esp Course At Technical University

Table 1:

# Feature Description
1 Structure of the argument The thesis is supported by one argument.
The thesis is supported by more than one argument.
2 Argument specificity The arguments are brief and concise.
3 Consistency between the thesis and arguments The thesis remains the same throughout the proof. There is no substitution of one thesis by another one.
4 Presenting arguments in one of the argumentation techniques Argumentation is presented with an example. One or more examples are provided to generalize.
Reasoning is on the analogy. There is a transition from one case to another.
The argument is presented with the reference to the authority. There is a link to the information sources.
Reasoning is based on objective examples; conclusions based only on personal experience are excluded.
5 Argument emotiveness No emotional exaggeration of the problem.
6 Argument reliability The arguments are true (valid). There are no invented and false facts in reasoning.
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