Teaching Materials

Our Goal

Our goal is to provide instructors with everything they need to start teaching argument mapping easily, accessibly, and consistently with other teaching goals, like teaching authentically and inclusively.

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eTextbook

We've published a six-chapter textbook, With Good Reason: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Argument mapping, which comes as a download with an Argumentation.io subscription. You can also order it at your university bookstore and we can include an Argumentation.io subscription code with it. Students can similarly purchase a book/app subscription bundle through Perusall. Learn more

Coming soon: a shorter, three chapter version of With Good Reason.

eTextbook+ (Canvas/Brightspace Modules, Quizzes, and More)

  • Full content of With Good Reason ebook (six chapters organized into modules)
  • Question banks with over 50 questions per module, organized into medium, easy, and hard
  • Ideal for the critical thinking component of a mixed critical-thinking/philosophy course
  • Part of a fully accessible argument mapping course–the first and only of its kind
  • Uses argumentation.io argument mapping app for efficient student submission and grading
  • Instructors can customize based on their individual preferences
  • Includes slides, assignment prompts, feedback quick comments, and other teaching materials, all designed for use with With Good Reason

eBook+ download and quickstart guide

Coming soon: a shorter, three module version of the With Good Reason Canvas course site.

Accessible Teaching Quickstart Guide

A quickstart guide to help instructors teach argument mapping accessibly. It provides tips on making your course accessible with Argumentation.io, giving accessible lectures, creating accessible instructional videos, and more.

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Course materials

We have teaching slides, assignments prompts, and more covering all aspects of argument mapping with Argumentation.io. They pair ideally with our textbook, With Good reason.

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