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Toolbox
There are now digital tools for analysing, constructing and mapping arguments.
Here we list a selection of tools on critical thinking, argumentation, logic and philosophy.
We keep adding new ones.
Critical Thinking and Argumentation
Argument Map
- This is the simplest argument-mapping app you can imagine.
- Free and open-source (MIT): https://github.com/Claritrie/Frezgi. You can contribute.
- Rationale is a feature-rich commercial web application that lets you map arguments.
- You can save and export everything.
- With an e-book
- A platform for structured debates: pro and con arguments are laid out as a tree.
- Free to use, with an education version (Kialo Edu) for the classroom.
- A simple markup language for writing arguments as text and rendering them automatically as a diagram.
- Free and open-source: https://github.com/christianvoigt/argdown
Mindmap WebApps
- Framindmap is an open-source web application based on WiseMapping.
- You can create, share and collaborate on as many maps as you like.
- Framindmap has all the important features.
- Mindmaps is a simple, good-looking mind-map web application.
- The app is free and open-source (AGPL V3): https://github.com/drichard/mindmaps. You may donate.
- You can save the maps directly on your computer, in the browser, in the cloud (Dropbox, Google Drive) or as images
- You can't move or rearrange branches.
- Mindmup is a commercial app with a generous free tier.
- Has unlimited maps.
- Good mind-mapping app.
- Has many features, themes and templates.
- Heavily limited in the free version: only 3 free maps.
- One of the best commercial apps, where you get to pay properly.
- Has many features, themes and templates that you as a private individual probably won't need.