Critical thinking and communication : the use of reason in argument /
Inch, Edward S.
Critical thinking and communication : the use of reason in argument / Edward S. Inch, Barbara Warnick. - Fourth edition. - Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, c2002. - x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I. BUILDING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. 1. Argument and Argumentation --- 2. Contexts for Argument --- 3. Argument Occasions ---- PART II. Communicating Arguments. 4. Arguers, Recipients, and Argumentation --- 5. Language and Argument ---- PART III. Parsing Arguments. 6. Argument Claims and Propositions --- 7. Evidence in Argument: the Foundation for Arguments --- 8. Reasoning and the Process of making Inferences ---- PART IV. Arguing Extended Cases. 9. Case Construction: Arguing About Propositions of fact --- 10. Arguing About Values --- 11. Arguing About Policies ---- PART V. Analyzing Arguments. 12. Argument Analysis and Criticism ---- Appendices.
"Relating common theoretical models to true-to-life examples from law, ethics, education, and business, Inch and Warnick stress the importance of argumentation in everyday life. This book encourages readers to develop skills in both constructing and refuting arguments. Through exercises and examples, readers learn how to create individual arguments, extend argument cases, and understand how arguments are designed and how to interpret them. The book allows readers to conceptualize argumentation in the larger framework of verbal and written interaction, from public speaking and debating to interpersonal, intercultural, and small group communication. For public speakers, or anyone interested in the art of debate." -- Publisher description
0205335411 (alk. paper)
Reasoning--Textbooks.
Critical thinking--Textbooks.
Interpersonal communication--Textbooks.
BC177.I53 2002
Critical thinking and communication : the use of reason in argument / Edward S. Inch, Barbara Warnick. - Fourth edition. - Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, c2002. - x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I. BUILDING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. 1. Argument and Argumentation --- 2. Contexts for Argument --- 3. Argument Occasions ---- PART II. Communicating Arguments. 4. Arguers, Recipients, and Argumentation --- 5. Language and Argument ---- PART III. Parsing Arguments. 6. Argument Claims and Propositions --- 7. Evidence in Argument: the Foundation for Arguments --- 8. Reasoning and the Process of making Inferences ---- PART IV. Arguing Extended Cases. 9. Case Construction: Arguing About Propositions of fact --- 10. Arguing About Values --- 11. Arguing About Policies ---- PART V. Analyzing Arguments. 12. Argument Analysis and Criticism ---- Appendices.
"Relating common theoretical models to true-to-life examples from law, ethics, education, and business, Inch and Warnick stress the importance of argumentation in everyday life. This book encourages readers to develop skills in both constructing and refuting arguments. Through exercises and examples, readers learn how to create individual arguments, extend argument cases, and understand how arguments are designed and how to interpret them. The book allows readers to conceptualize argumentation in the larger framework of verbal and written interaction, from public speaking and debating to interpersonal, intercultural, and small group communication. For public speakers, or anyone interested in the art of debate." -- Publisher description
0205335411 (alk. paper)
Reasoning--Textbooks.
Critical thinking--Textbooks.
Interpersonal communication--Textbooks.
BC177.I53 2002