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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10110768143X

ISBN-139781107681439

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038855704

Product Key Features

Number of Pages282 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePractice of Argumentation : Effective Reasoning in Communication

Publication Year2019

SubjectGeneral, Rhetoric, Logic, Public Speaking

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Zarefsky

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2019-010669

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews'... Zarefsky (Northwestern Univ.) provides yet another thoroughly researched, well-written work on argumentation and persuasion ... While reading through these chapters, readers are likely to feel as if they are being intellectually fed by a master teacher. One can find many well-written textbooks and secondary studies on this topic ... What sets Zarefsky's book apart from other texts is his infusion of nuanced ideas, such as preemptive moves and intensity. Exercises at the end of each chapter are well suited for classroom discussions ... The well-developed index will be a valuable resource.' K. L. Majocha, Choice

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808.53

Table Of ContentPreface; 1. The argumentative perspective; 2. What arguments look like; 3. The emergence of controversy; 4. Evidence in argumentation; 5. Argument schemes; 6. Fallacies; 7. Case construction; 8. Attack and defense; 9. Language, style, and presentation; 10. Where and why we argue; Appendix: learning argumentation through debate.

SynopsisThis book uses different perspectives on argumentation to show how we create arguments, test them, attack and defend them, and deploy them effectively to justify beliefs and influence others. David Zarefsky uses a range of contemporary examples to show how arguments work and how they can be put together, beginning with simple individual arguments, and proceeding to the construction and analysis of complex cases incorporating different structures. Special attention is given to evaluating evidence and reasoning, the building blocks of argumentation. Zarefsky provides clear guidelines and tests for different kinds of arguments, as well as exercises that show student readers how to apply theories to arguments in everyday and public life. His comprehensive and integrated approach toward argumentation theory and practice will help readers to become more adept at critically examining everyday arguments as well as constructing arguments that will convince others., This book shows how to create arguments, deploy them effectively to justify beliefs and influence others, test them, and attack and defend them. It not only offers a set of techniques but also investigates the underlying assumptions and commitments we make when we argue.

LC Classification NumberPN4181.Z37 2019