Does this type of logic program exist?

[Heartsjoy]

My daughter and I just read the first chapter of A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston. She and I both agreed we learned more in those 9 pages and 30 minutes, than 62 pages and 24 hours of Introductory Logic by James B. Nance.

 

I'm looking for logic curriculum that would present a characteristic of a good argument like avoiding loaded emotional language, provide both positive and negative examples, and then provide the student with negative examples to improve. I would like these characteristics to slowly build to the end goal of producing a well written argumentative or persuasive essay. Ideally we want to pursue AP Language after 2 more years of writing.

 

The Elegant Essay from IEW is somewhat structured this way, but doesn't go far enough.

 

Other thoughts:

She and I both do best with practical application.

Writing is the vehicle I want to use to teach logic for her.

I have no logic background and can spend, at the most,1-2 hours a week teaching this subject.

 

Any thoughts are welcome.

[foxbridgeacademy]

Me too!

[Heartsjoy]

I definitely want several good examples to model from. Modeling has proven very effective for us with IEW writing. Using argument strategies by modeling and then applying them to your own ideas is the progression I'd like to see.

[Kathie in VA]

Maybe Classical Writing? The Herodotus book schedules in Traditional Logic 1 during most of the chapters and then the last chapter is mean to be done after finishing TL. It then builds on what was learned there and applies that to their argumentative essays.