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Suzanne Bordelon. Re-Publish or Perish: A Reassessment of George Pierce Baker's The Principles of Argumentation: Minimizing the Use of Formal Logic in Favor of Practical Approaches.

Bordelon, Suzanne. "Re-Publish or Perish: A Reassessment of George Pierce Baker's The Principles of Argumentation: Minimizing the Use of Formal Logic in Favor of Practical Approaches." CCC 57.4 (2006): 763-788.

Abstract:

The article contends that previous scholars have misread George Pierce Baker's efforts by focusing primarily on The Principles of Argumentation and the role of logic. Baker's view of logic was more complex than scholars have claimed. He challenged traditional concepts of formal logic, highlighting only those aspects that would help students learn argument.

[Note: This is the revised version of an article that originally appeared in CCC 57.3. The originally published version is available here in PDF.]

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