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Argumentation
Argumentation and Critical Decision Making (6th Edition)
Richard D. Rieke
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Malcolm O. Sillars
, ...
Allyn & Bacon
, 2004
This Book Could Change Your Life
Not only have I read this book, but I did so in conjunction from taking an argumentation class from the author, Dr. Richard Rieke. Dr. Rieke is an extremely experienced and talented communicator and this book would be a valuable addition to any scholar and layperson ...
Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation (Critical Reasoning and Argumentation)
Douglas Walton
Cambridge University Press
, 2005
Brilliant Book.
After reading a few books with argument or debate in the title, I finally found one that I really like. In fact I liked it so much that I am buying his other books about the subjects he covers in these chapters. He seems to take the state of the Art in informal Logic ...
Witness Testimony Evidence: Argumentation and the Law
Douglas Walton
Cambridge University Press
, 2007
Thinking about witness testimony
Professor Walton's book is not for the casual reader looking for a quick or easy introduction to witness testimony. But, it is a very interesting book for anyone willing to patiently follow a methodical exploration of the nature of witness testimony. As a ...
Argumentation and Debate (with InfoTrac ) (Wadsworth Series in Communication Studies)
Austin J. Freeley
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David L. Steinberg
Wadsworth Publishing
, 2004
Best Basic Debate Text Available
When I learned debate, it was the 1996 version of this book, but it has gotten better! This is a great book whether you are a beginning novice debater wanting to learn how to compete in academic debate or an experience debater looking to solidify your theory arguments.
Basic Debate, Student Edition
McGraw-Hill
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
, 2005
An excellent resource for teachers and students of debate
Focusing on the major types of debate that common for high school students, this book is designed to serve as a primer on debate, although it would be a useful resource for more experienced debaters also. The first several chapters deal with the building blocks for ...
Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy (3rd Edition)
George W. Ziegelmueller
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Jack Kay
Allyn & Bacon
, 1996
textbook covers fundamentals
This debate textbook covers the fundamentals for debaters and teachers alike. All of the major issues which you will encounter are addressed. The only deficiency is a lack depth in the actual affirmative and negative case chapters. These two chpaters could easily ...
Argumentation Schemes
Douglas Walton
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Christopher Reed
, ...
Cambridge University Press
, 2008
This book provides a systematic analysis of many common argumentation schemes and a compendium of 96 schemes. The study of these schemes, or forms of argument that capture stereotypical patterns of human reasoning, is at the core of argumentation research. Surveying all aspects of argumentation schemes from the ground up, the book takes the reader ...
The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation
Chaim Perelman
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Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca
University of Notre Dame Press
, 1969
Not just plain math!
This book is a masterpiece in the subject of argumentation. Since Descartes the rethorical argumentation got a bad conotation, as a disguise to fold the truth. But, as Perelman brightly teachs, not all structures of the reality can be describe just by the formal ...
Logical Self-Defense (Key Titles in Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Debates Series)
Anthony J. Blair Ralph H. Johnson
International Debate Education Association
, 2006
Over many years, this book continues to impress
In the early 80's, I took an Informal Logic course as part of my Computer Science training. This book was the text. Over the years, I continually look back to the concepts that I learnt and the way this book presented them. It is within my top 10 list of books that ...
Informal Logic: A Handbook for Critical Argumentation
Douglas N. Walton
Cambridge University Press
, 1989
Don't You Agree That No Right Thinking Person Would Find Fault With This Book?
The title is an example of overly aggressive questioning and a fallacious attempt to end debate by labeling anyone who disagrees a dunce. In a courtroom the question would be disallowed on the legal grounds that it is argumentative. In the newsroom, the boardroom, ...
Argumentation Schemes
Douglas Walton
,
Christopher Reed
, ...
Cambridge University Press
, 2008
This book provides a systematic analysis of many common argumentation schemes and a compendium of 96 schemes. The study of these schemes, or forms of argument that capture stereotypical patterns of human reasoning, is at the core of argumentation research. Surveying all aspects of argumentation schemes from the ground up, the book takes the reader ...
Argumentation: Analysis, Evaluation
Frans H. van Eemeren
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Rob Grootendorst
, ...
Lawrence Erlbaum
, 2002
This book concentrates on argumentation as it emerges in ordinary discourse, whether the discourse is institutionalized or strictly informal. Crucial concepts from the theory of argumentation are systematically discussed and explained with the help of examples from real-life discourse and texts. The basic principles are explained that are ...
Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)
Liliane Haegeman
Wiley-Blackwell
, 2005
Very accessible introduction
Haegeman's Thinking Syntactically is probably the most accessible introduction to minimalist syntax that is presently available. I used it to supplement more formally-rigorous texts in an intro graduate syntax class and found its contribution to my understanding ...
DiaLaw: On Legal Justification and Dialogical Models of Argumentation (Law and Philosophy Library)
A.R. Lodder
Springer
, 2001
In this work it is argued that legal justification can best be studied from a procedural, dialogical point of view: legal statements are justified if the audience is convinced in an argumentative dialog. The formalized and implemented model DiaLaw guards the procedure in which two players aim at justifying statements. DiaLaw shows the ...
Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation (5th Edition)
Karyn Charles Rybacki
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Donald Jay Rybacki
Allyn & Bacon
, 2003
Purchaser of Advocacy and Opposition
I received this book less than a week after my purchase. Although, my class is using the 6th edition, there is not much difference in the two books. I've purchased items from amazon before, so I am satisfied with this purchase as well.
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