Resumen de John C. Calhoun's argumentation in defense of slavery

Bert E. Bradley, Jerry L. Tarver

• This article draws together Calhoun's scattered statements in defense of slavery, organizes them, and evaluates the reasoning used in developing them. The authors conclude that Calhoun was guilty of using enthymematic reasoning based on unsupported and unacceptable premises and inductive reasoning based on simple assertions, biased samples, or faulty analysis.