Title:
Critical thinking and everyday argument
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Publication Information:
Australia : Wadsworth Publishing, 2005
ISBN:
9780534601744
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Summary
Summary
Learn how to win arguments with CRITICAL THINKING AND EVERDAY ARGUMENT with InfoTrac! Through everyday experiences and examples, this communication text introduces you the principles of argumentation and helps you apply these principles to your own life. Studying is made easy with a website that helps you test your mastery of the material through quizzes, tests, and tutorials.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| Part 1 Introductory Concepts |
| 1 Argumentation |
| 2 Critical Thinking |
| 3 Ethics in Argumentation |
| 4 Introduction to Argumentative Fallacies |
| Part 2 Creating Arguments |
| 5 Formal Logic: The Classical Structure of Arguments |
| 6 The Toulmin Model of Argumentation |
| 7 Forms of Reasoning |
| 8 Propositions and Stock Issues |
| 9 Evidence |
| 10 Language and Argumentation |
| 11 Refutation |
| Part 3 Contexts and Applications |
| 12 Persuasive Public Speaking |
| 13 Critical Listening |
| 14 Dyadic Argumentation |
| 15 Argumentation and Small Groups |
| 16 The Scientific Method and Critical Thinking |
| Appendix: Secretary of State Colin Powell's Speech to the United Nations Security Council, February 5 |
| 2003 Glossary of Common Informal Fallacies |
| Glossary of Key Concepts |
| Sources |
