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Argumentation And Debate With Infotrac: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making

ISBN: 9780534515102 | 053451510X
Edition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 7/28/2004

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SummaryTable of Contents
This reviewer-praised text presents a clear and concise explanation of argumentation and provides models for good argumentation, particularly as it applies to academic debate.
Preface. 1. Critical Thinking. 2. Applied and Academic Debate. 3. Stating the Controversy. 4. Analyzing the Controversy. 5. Exploring the Controversy. 6. Evidence. 7. Tests of Evidence. 8. The Structure of Reasoning. 9. Types of Reasoning. 10. Obstacles of Clear Thinking. 11. Requirements of the Case. 12. Building the Affirmative Case. 13. Bu... MORE
PREFACExix
CHAPTER 1 CRITICAL THINKING1(14)
Debate
4(3)
Individual Decisions
... MORE(1)
Group Discussion
8(1)
Persuasion
9(1)
Propaganda
10(1)
Coercion
11(1)
Combination of Methods
12(1)
Exercises
12(3)
CHAPTER 2 APPLIED AND ACADEMIC DEBATE15(22)
Applied Debate
15(3)
Academic Debate
18(13)
Ethical Standards for Debate
31(4)
Exercises
35(2)
CHAPTER 3 STATING THE CONTROVERSY37(15)
Defining the Controversy
39(1)
Phrasing the Debate Proposition
39(2)
Presumption and Burden of Proof
41(7)
Types of Debate Propositions
48(3)
Exercises
51(1)
CHAPTER 4 ANALYZING THE CONTROVERSY52(23)
The Importance of Defining Terms
52(2)
Methods of Defining Terms
54(9)
Issues
63(10)
Exercises
73(2)
CHAPTER 5 EXPLORING THE CONTROVERSY75(19)
Brainstorming for Ideas
75(3)
Locating Sources of Material
78(7)
Reading with a Purpose
85(1)
Reading Critically
86(1)
Recording Materials
86(4)
Organizing Materials
90(2)
Exercises
92(2)
CHAPTER 6 EVIDENCE94(19)
Sources of Evidence
97(4)
Types of Evidence
101(8)
The Probative Force of Evidence
109(3)
Exercises
112(1)
CHAPTER 7 TEST OF EVIDENCE113(24)
Uses of Tests of Evidence
113(2)
Tests of Credible Evidence
115(16)
Tests of Audience Acceptability
131(4)
Exercises
135(2)
CHAPTER 8 THE STRUCTURE OF REASONING137(16)
The Classical Structures
137(11)
The Elements of Any Argument
148(3)
Extending the Elements of an Argument
151(1)
Exercises
152(1)
CHAPTER 9 TYPES OF REASONING153(19)
The Degree of Cogency
153(3)
Tests of Reasoning and Their Uses
156(1)
General Tests of Reasoning
157(1)
Types of Reasoning and Tests for Each Type
158(13)
Exercises
171(1)
CHAPTER 10 OBSTACLES TO CLEAR THINKING172(13)
Fallacies of Evidence
174(1)
Fallacies of Reasoning
174(2)
Fallacies of Language
176(2)
Fallacies of Pseudoarguments
178(6)
Exercises
184(1)
CHAPTER 11 REQUIREMENTS OF THE CASE185(15)
Requirements of a Prima Facie Case
186(1)
Requirements of a Value Case
187(2)
Requirements of a Policy Case
189(5)
Requirements Common to Both Value and Policy Propositions
194(4)
Exercises
198(2)
CHAPTER 12 BUILDING THE AFFIRMATIVE CASE200(25)
Objectives of the Affirmative Case
201(1)
Proposition of Value Affirmative Cases
202(2)
Proposition of Policy Affirmative Cases
204(17)
Building for Optimum Capability
221(2)
Alternative Debate Approaches
223(1)
Exercises
223(2)
CHAPTER 13 BUILDING THE NEGATIVE CASE225(30)
Objectives of the Negative Case
225(2)
Proposition of Value Negative Cases
227(2)
Proposition of Policy Negative Approaches
229(25)
Exercises
254(1)
CHAPTER 14 REFUTATION255(14)
Shifting the Burden of Rebuttal
255(1)
Purpose and Place of Refutation
256(1)
Preparing for Refutation
257(2)
Arranging Material for Refutation
259(1)
Selecting Evidence and Reasoning
259(6)
The Structure of Refutation
265(2)
Methods of Refutation
267(1)
Exercises
268(1)
CHAPTER 15 PRESENTING THE CASE: COMPOSITION269(19)
Analysis of the Audience
269(5)
Written and Oral Styles
274(1)
A Philosophy of Style
275(1)
Factors of Style in Speech Composition
275(4)
Rhetorical Factors in Speech Composition
279(6)
Ethical and Inclusive Use of Language
285(1)
Editing
285(1)
Exercises
286(2)
CHAPTER 16 PRESENTING THE CASE: DELIVERY288(13)
Methods of Delivery
288(4)
Steps to Good Delivery
292(2)
Nonverbal Communication
294(4)
Special Considerations: Tournament Debate Delivery
298(1)
Exercises
299(2)
CHAPTER 17 EVALUATING THE DEBATE301(16)
Functions of the Judge
301(6)
Judging Philosophies
307(7)
Functions of the Ballot
314(1)
Special Ballots for Special Purposes
315(1)
Exercises
316(1)
CHAPTER 18 MODERN PROCEDURES: ACADEMIC DEBATE FORMATS317(20)
Formats of Debate
317(14)
The Audience
331(1)
Adapting the Debate to Communications Media
332(4)
Exercises
336(1)
CHAPTER 19 APPLIED PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE337(11)
Sources of Parliamentary Debate Rules
338(1)
The Order of Business
339(1)
Presentation of Motions
340(1)
Precedence of Motions
341(1)
Purposes of Motions
341(5)
Unanimous Consent
346(1)
Exercises
346(2)
APPENDIX A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE348(30)
The Second 2000 Bush-Gore Presidential Debate: October 11, 2000
350(25)
Exercises
375(3)
APPENDIX B NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATE378(52)
Exercises
419(11)
APPENDIX C NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE PROPOSITIONS (NDT)430(7)
APPENDIX D NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE PROPOSITIONS (CEDA)437(4)
APPENDIX E DEBATE BIBLIOGRAPHY441(25)
APPENDIX F GLOSSARY466(9)
INDEX475

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