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'Douglas Neil Walton' is a Canadian academic and author, well known for his many widely published books and papers on
argumentation, logical
fallacies and
informal logic. He is presently Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Winnipeg in
Manitoba,
Canada.
He gained his
BA at
University of Waterloo,
Ontario (1964) and his
PhD at
University of Toronto (1972).
Walton's work has been used to better prepare legal arguments and to help develop artificial intelligence. His books have been translated worldwide and he attracts students from many countries to study with him.
External links
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Personal webpage