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Argumentation in Everyday Life de Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury

Argumentation in Everyday Life

Autor Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 iul 2022
Offering rich coverage of theory and applying this to everyday life, connecting real-world examples to the theories of rhetoric and argumentation, this text enables students to practice and apply the content in personal, civic and professional contexts. Jeffrye P. Mehltretter Drury introduces the fundamentals of constructing and refuting arguments using the Toulmin model and ARG conditions (Accessibility, Relevance and Grounds). Resources include:
  • “The Debate Situation” providing a birds-eye view of any given debate organized around three necessary components: arguments, issues, and the proposition
  • Multiple “Everyday Life” examples with an emphasis on context encouraging students to grapple explicitly with dilemmas arising in different contexts
  • “Find Your Voice Prompts” focus on choice & empowerment offering strategies for students to choose which arguments to address and how to address them
  • “Build Your Skill Prompts” using objective applications to test how well students have learned the information
  • Two application exercises at the end of each chapter encouraging students to think critically about the content, discuss their thoughts with their peers, and apply the material
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781506383590
ISBN-10: 1506383599
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 187 x 232 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:First
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

“A good option that might provide students more direct support in crafting arguments.”


“Good coverage of concepts with understandable explanations of theory. Very user friendly with exercises to use in and out of class. Connects well with other communication classes through the application of other communication concepts to argumentation.”

Cuprins

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: A Framework for Argumentation and Debate
Chapter 1: Introduction to Argumentation and Debate
Argument, Debate, and Controversy
Why Study Argumentation?
Audiences and Co-Arguers
Spheres of Argument
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 2: The Debate Situation
Arguments
A Proposition
Issues
The Debate Situation
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 3: Argumentation Ethics & Stances
Argumentation and Debate Ethics
Argumentation Stances
Summary
Application Exercises
Part II: Constructing Arguments
Chapter 4: Understanding Argument Structures
Formal Logic vs. Everyday Argumentation
Strategies for Identifying Arguments
Strategies for Understanding Arguments
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 5: Effectively Supporting Claims
The Allure of “Evidence” and the Significance of “Support”
Gathering and Testing Information
Types of Support
Strategies for Using Support
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 6: Common Argument Types
Applying the Types of Argument to Everyday Life
Argument from Classification
Argument from Generalization
Argument from Cause and Consequence
Argument from Sign
Argument from Analogy
Argument from Authority
Additional Argument Types
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 7: Building Effective Cases
Debating Fact Propositions
Debating Value Propositions
Debating Policy Propositions
Summary
Application Exercises
Part III: Contesting Arguments
Chapter 8: Generating Productive Clash
A Productive Posture for Clash
Anticipation
Refutation
Ending Productively
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 9: Evaluating Arguments & Cases
The A Condition: Acceptability
The R Condition: Relevance
The G Condition: Sufficient Grounds
Applying the ARG Conditions through Refutation
Argument Fallacies & The ARG Conditions
Evaluating Cases and Controversies with the ARG Conditions
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 10: Evaluating Argument Types
Evaluating Argument from Classification
Evaluating Argument from Generalization
Evaluating Argument from Cause and Consequence
Evaluating Argument from Sign
Evaluating Argument from Analogy
Evaluating Argument from Authority
Uncovering the ARG Conditions in Everyday Argumentations
Summary
Application Exercises
Part IV: Applied Argumentation And Debate
Chapter 11: Crafting Verbal and Oral Arguments
Audience Analysis and Adaptation
Style
Oral Delivery
Summary
Application Exercises
Chapter 12: Formats for Everyday Public Argumentation
Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor
Public Online Argumentation
Public Deliberation
Summary
Application Exercises
APPENDICES
Appendix I: Formats for Academic and Competitive Debate
Parliamentary Debate
Policy Debate
A Note about Notetaking (or “Flowing”)
Moot Court
Appendix II: Answers to Build Your Skill Prompts
Appendix III: Glossary
Index
About the author

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Descriere

Providing students with the tools they need to argue effectively in the classroom and beyond, this text empowers the reader to find their voice and creative positive change.