Argumentation and Critical Decision Making / Edition 8

by Richard Rieke, Malcolm Sillars, Tarla Rai Peterson

Overview

The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation text has been updated to its 8^th edition: Argumentation and Critical Decision Making presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process. This text examines the general principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of life — law, science, religion, business, government, and politics — to explore how conventions of argument change when applied to these real-world arenas. Focusing on the dynamics of decision making and using real-life examples to illustrate principles, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making aims to help readers develop practical argumentation skills within the world of their daily lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780205210596
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/09/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

• Preface

1. Defining Argumentation
   • Elements of Argumentation
   • Elements of Critical Decision Making
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
2. Appraising Argumentation
   • Argumentation and Being Reasonable
   • The Bases of Reason in Argumentation
   • Starting Points for Argumentation
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
3. Making Sense of Argumentation
   • Some Ways of Making Sense
   • Alternative Dispute Resolution
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
4. The Nature of Arguments
   • The Model of an Argument
   • Reasoning Processes
   • Definitions as Argument
   • The Analysis of Arguments
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
5. Analysis in Argumentation
   • Critical Analysis to Find a Proposition
   • Critical Analysis of a Proposition
   • Analysis of Claims
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
6. Case Building
   • Preliminary Steps in Case Building
   • Developing a Convincing Vision
   • Communication to Specific Decision Makers
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises

1. Support: Evidence
   • Forms of Evidence
   • General Principles for the Use of Evidence
   • Sphere Dependence of Evidence
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
2. Support: Values
   • Characteristics of Values
   • Values Appear in Systems
   • Values Define Ethics
   • General Principles for the Use of Values
   • Sphere Dependence of Values
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
3. Support: Credibility
   • Characteristics of Credibility
   • Forms of Credibility
   • General Principles for the Use of Credibility
   • Sphere Dependence of Credibility
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
4. Refutation
   • The Process of Refutation
   • Approaching Refutation
   • Setting a Framework for Refutation
   • Selecting a Posture for Refutation
   • Communicating Refutation
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
5. Refutation by Fallacy Claims
   • Views of Fallacy
   • Social Guides to Fallacy Claims
   • Using Fallacy Claims in Refutation
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises

1. Argumentation in Law
   • Narratives in Legal Argumentation
   • Arguments on the Law
   • Commonplaces in Legal Argumentation
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
2. Argumentation in Science
   • What is Science?
   • Scientific Values
   • The Tradition of Argumentation in Science
   • Scientific Use of Argument Types
   • Scientific Use of Evidence
   • Scientific Method as Argument
   • Conclusion
   • Project s/Exercises
3. Argumentation in Religion
   • Major Questions in Religious Argumentation
   • Evidence in Religious Argumentation
   • Preferred Argument Forms
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
4. Argumentation in Business
   • Starting Points for Business Argumentation
   • Forms of Support in Business Argumentation
   • Conclusion
   • Projects/Exercises
5. Argumentation in Government and Politics
   • The Nature of Political Argumentation
   • Argumentation in Government and Politics
   • Argumentation in Legislative Action
   • Argumentation in Political Campaigns
   • The Special Role of Debates
   • Refutation in the Political Campaign