Doug Walton

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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

• Personal webpage
• Book Review

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