| ABSTRACT | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| CONTENTS | 第4-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第8页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Chinese Students' Argumentative Essays | 第8-11页 |
| ·Error Analysis Studies | 第9-10页 |
| ·Logical Thinking Problem Studies | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第11页 |
| ·Thesis Organization | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation and Framework Construction | 第13-36页 |
| ·The Pragma-dialectics: A Theory for Rational Arguing | 第13-30页 |
| ·Concept and Applicability of Pragma-dialectics | 第13-15页 |
| ·Four Stages in Arguing | 第15-16页 |
| ·Ten Commandments in Arguing | 第16-18页 |
| ·Fallacy Caused by Commandment Violation | 第18-30页 |
| ·Toulmin's Model: A Layout for Reasoning Process | 第30-32页 |
| ·Advantages of Toulmin's Model | 第32-33页 |
| ·Framework of Fallacy Analysis in Chinese English Majors' Argumentative Essays | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Modified Stages Applicable to Argumentative Writing | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Modified Commandments Applicable to Argumentative Writing | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three ResearchMethodology | 第36-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第36-41页 |
| ·Argumentation Display via Toulmin's Model | 第36-37页 |
| ·Observing Reasoning Processing | 第37页 |
| ·Fallacy Identification | 第37-38页 |
| ·Sample Analysis Demonstration | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four Salient Fallacies in Chinese English Major Students' Argumentative Essays | 第41-61页 |
| ·Fallacy by Violating Standpoint Rule:Straw Man | 第41-43页 |
| ·Fallacies by Violating Relevance Rule | 第43-47页 |
| ·Pathetic Fallacy | 第43-45页 |
| ·Irrelevant Argumentation Fallacy | 第45-47页 |
| ·Fallacy by Violating Unexpressed Premise Rule:Denying an Unexpressed Premise | 第47-49页 |
| ·Fallacy by Violating Starting Point Rule:Circular Reasoning | 第49-50页 |
| ·Fallacies by Violating Argument Scheme Rule | 第50-54页 |
| ·Appeal to Irrelevant Authority Fallacy | 第50-52页 |
| ·False Analogy Fallacy | 第52-53页 |
| ·Hasty Generalization Fallacy | 第53-54页 |
| ·Fallacies by Violating Validity Rule | 第54-57页 |
| ·Composition Fallacy | 第55页 |
| ·Division Fallacy | 第55-57页 |
| ·Fallacies by Violating Usage Rule | 第57-59页 |
| ·Unclearness Fallacy | 第57-58页 |
| ·Ambiguity Fallacy | 第58-59页 |
| ·Possible Causes for the Fallacies | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第61页 |
| ·Implications for Argumentative Writing:Tentative Measures to Avoid Fallacies.54 | 第61-64页 |
| ·Measures for Increasing the Awareness of Relevance | 第62页 |
| ·Measures for Increasing the Awareness of Opponents | 第62-63页 |
| ·Measures for Improving Reasoning Capacity | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations and Plan for Further Research | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-69页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-72页 |
