The argument method of quoting famous quotes in argumentative essays is called quotation argument (principal argument).

Principal argumentation, that is, using the method of reasoning, using incisive insights in classic works, famous quotes from ancient and modern Chinese and foreign celebrities, and recognized scientific principles, theorems, formulas, etc. to prove a point of view. This also includes the so-called "argument by citation" in some articles. Argument by citation is a type of theoretical argument. It uses famous quotes or opinions of famous people as arguments, and it is an argument method that analyzes problems and explains the truth by quoting classics.

The purpose of rational argumentation is to prove that the argument is universal and regular. Since the argument is generally abstracted from specific materials, its essence is an inductive method, and the inductive method is difficult to be complete under many conditions. Therefore, its reliability can be guaranteed by having a theory to measure it.

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Other commonly used argumentation methods

1. Factual argumentation, also called example argumentation, is a method of argumentation from materials to viewpoints, from individual to general arguments, It is a form of reasoning that draws a consistent conclusion from the analysis and research of many individual things.

2. Comparative argumentation, from individual to individual argumentation methods. It is usually divided into two categories: one is the analogy method and the other is the contrast method.

(1) Analogy argument. An analogy argument is based on the fact that two objects are identical or similar in certain attributes, and infers that the two objects are also identical or similar in other attributes. Its logical form is: A has the attributes of a, b, c, and d, and B has the attributes of a, b, c, and d. The attributes of b and c, so B may have the attributes of d, which belongs to inductive reasoning in formal logic.

(2) Comparative argument. Contrastive argument is a way of thinking that seeks differences, which focuses on revealing the essence of the argument that needs to be demonstrated through the comparison of opposite or different attributes of things.

3. Metaphorical argumentation is to use metaphors as arguments, using the metaphorical person’s principles to demonstrate the metaphorical person’s (topic) principles. In metaphorical arguments, the metaphorizer is a set of image examples, which contain certain relationships and truths, while the metaphoree is an abstract truth. Although the metaphorical person and the metaphorical person are two different types of things, there is a very same general principle between them, so there is an inferential relationship between them.

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