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Argument mapping is the visualisation of arguments according to “informal logic” – i.e. the logic structure used in everyday life – rather than formal logic – i.e. the kind that makes your mind boggle with its mathematical-like complexity, and the kind that made me fail my Philosophy exams at uni!
Informal logic is based around [...]

I’ve seen various people playing around with argument mapping over the last few years, but these guys at Argunet seem to have developed the most comprehensive online system so far.
Having had a play around the with the site and the software, it looks like a good crack at developing an interactive system – but is [...]

So, this week is a big push week to finish the content of our first 5 aMaps – and get them printed.
The main content of the maps has been 99% finished – though I’ll be sitting down with my friend (and copywriter) Michael J Flexer to make the final tweaks to the content.
The writing of [...]

As part of my work today, I’ve been spending a good deal of time planning aMap’s launch. As we’ve decided to self-publish, we’ve not only got to deliver a great product / idea – but also print it, find packaging for it, sort out ISBN numbers (necessary for printing), look into distribution, sort the [...]