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Advocacy and Opposition : An Introduction to Argumentation
ISBN: 9780205488780 | 0205488781
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation presents a comprehensive and practical approach to argumentation and critical thinking for the beginning student who needs to construct and present arguments on questions of fact, value, and policy. Advocacy and Opposition offers a theoretical insight into the nature of argument in our society, a discussion of arguing as a form of communication, and a focus on how arguments are created using the Toulmin model of argument. By blending traditional and contemporary views on the nature of ar... MORE
| What is argumentation? | |
| The nature of argumentation | |
| The nature of the audience | |
| The historical development of argumentation Ethical standards for argumentation | |
| Where do I begin in argumentation? | |
| Fields of argumentation Presumption Burden of proof | |
| The prima facie case | |
| What am I going to argue about? | |
| The nature of propositions | ... MORE|
| The classification of propositions Phrasing the proposition | |
| Defining key terms | |
| How do I analyze propositions? | |
| Locating the immediate cause Investigating the history | |
| Defining key terms and creating the primary inference | |
| Determining the issues | |
| How is a unit of argument created? | |
| The Toulmin model of argument | |
| How do I prove my argument? | |
| The discovery of evidence Types and tests of evidence | |
| Recording evidence | |
| How do I reason with my audience? | |
| Argument from cause | |
| Argument from sign Argument from generalization | |
| Argument from parallel case Argument from analogy | |
| Argument from authority Argument from dilemma | |
| What should I avoid? | |
| Fallacies of reasoning Fallacies of appeal | |
| Fallacies of language | |
| How are factual propositions argued? | |
| Advocating propositions of fact Opposing propositions of fact | |
| How are value propositions argued? | |
| Values in conflict Advocating propositions of value Opposing propositions of value | |
| How are policy propositions argued? | |
| Advocating propositions of policy Opposing propositions of policy | |
| How do I present my arguments to an audience? | |
| Audience analysis Language choice and style | |
| Delivery techniques Building credibility with an audience | |
| What are the rules of the game? | |
| Debate formats Speaker responsibilities Flow sheeting | |
| How do I write an argumentative brief? | |
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