The Pursuit of Probable Truth: A Primer on Argument is a concise, practical guide for learning to argue effectively. Designed as a primer for students in a beginning argumentation course, it rests on the assumption that skill in argument is best developed through practice. The book brief to provide the basics necessary to get started arguing well.

• The basic nature and purposes of argument
• The key ideas that guide successful argument
• The primary contexts in which argument occurs and the formats for arguing in those contexts
• How to construct rationally sound cases to support claims
• How to present arguments orally
• How to attack and defend arguments in debates