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Preface | |
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Foundations of Arguments | |
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Values and Ethics | |
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Reality of assumptions | |
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Inductive arguments: Statistical and causal generalizations | |
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Inductive generalizations: Controlled studies and analogies | |
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Reasoning errors | |
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The power of language | |
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Suggestion in media | |
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Fair-mindedness | |
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Persuasive speaking | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |
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Preface | |
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Foundations of Arguments | |
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Who Is a Critical Thinker and When Do You Need to Be One? | |
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The Structure of Argument | |
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Individual or Class Exercise: Making a Decision | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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"Educational Ticket" | |
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"War on Drugs Fails: We Need New Approach" | |
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"Drugged Driving" | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"16-Year-Old Sailor Was Already Off Course" | |
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"LeBron James' Decision a Cruel Blow to His Hometown" | |
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"Roundup: NBA Team Owner Backs LeBron James' Decision" | |
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"Onstage and Backstage: Two Jobs. One Actor. What Do You Choose?" | |
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"Talk-Show Host Angers Disabled Community" | |
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"Radio Show on Rights of Disabled Defended" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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"The Road Not Taken" | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Films and Classics | |
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Values and Ethics | |
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What Price Ethics and Can You Afford Not to Pay? | |
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Value Assumptions And Conflicts | |
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Class Exercise | |
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Ethics--An Important Dimension Of Values | |
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Ideal Values Versus Real Values | |
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Ethics In Argumentation | |
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Ethical Decision Making | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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" Salvation Army Turns Down $100,000 Donation" | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"You Make the Call: Is It Goo Baseball Strategy or a Weak Attempt to Win?" | |
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"Staffer Gets Subpoenaed" | |
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"National Public Radio" | |
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"Schools' Peanut Bans Spark Backlash" | |
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"Texas College Admissions Law Under Fire: Kids in Top 10% Get in Automatically" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Films and Classics | |
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Reality of assumptions | |
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It's Eleven O'Clock. Do You Know Where Your Assumptions Are? | |
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Reality Assumptions | |
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Detecting Reality Assumptions | |
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The Importance Of Examining Assumptions | |
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Deductive Reasoning | |
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Using Toulmin's Method To Understand Deduction | |
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The Uses Of Deductive Reasoning | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits" | |
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"Can Blacks Be Racist?" | |
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"Wasted Food, Discovered Souls" | |
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"Bearer of Bad News" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Films and Classics | |
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Television Shows for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Inductive arguments: Statistical and causal generalizations | |
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Prove It to Me-What Are the Statistics? | |
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Inductive Reasoning | |
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Statistical Evidence | |
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The Many Uses Of Statistics | |
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How The Research Is Done | |
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Checklist For Polls And Statistical Studies | |
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Using Surveys As Evidence | |
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Statistical Generalizations | |
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The Reporting Of Statistical Studies: Truths, Half-Truths, And Distortions | |
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Causal Generalizations | |
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Hume's Conditions For Cause And Effect | |
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Technical Causation | |
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Multiple Causes | |
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Mill'S Analysis Of Cause And Effect | |
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Using Difference And Similarity Together To Determine Cause | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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"What Are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?" | |
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"Multiple Causes of Suicide" | |
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"Self-Segregation" | |
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"Why Do People Start to Smoke?" | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"The Meth Epidemic" | |
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"Understanding Facebook Addiction: Why Is Social Networking So Addictive? How Did We Get Addicted? | |
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"ISU Researcher Studies Consequences of 'Hooking Up'" | |
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"Drugs, Gangs on the Rise in Schools: Survey Shows Increase in Gang Activity and Drug Use in Nation's Schools" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Longer-Term Writing Assignment | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Films and Classics | |
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Inductive generalizations: Controlled studies and analogies | |
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Who Said So? And Who Are They Anyway? | |
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Research Design | |
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Criteria For Evaluating Research Findings | |
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Controversy In Research Findings | |
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Checklist For Making, Evaluating, Repairing, And Refuting Arguments | |
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Use Of Authority: Expert Testimony | |
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Problems With Expert Testimony | |
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Reasoning By Analogy | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"Food News Blues" | |
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"$27 Million to Change NYC Signs from All-Caps" | |
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"Could a Pill Help Fade Traumatic Memories?" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Film Classics | |
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Reasoning errors | |
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I Know What I Think-Don't Confuse Me with Facts | |
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Inadequate Reasons As Fallacies | |
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Fallacies That Mislead | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Key Terms | |
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Chapter Checkup | |
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Chapter Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"Ashamed of Strug's Sacrifice" | |
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"Kerri Strug Made Reader Cheer" | |
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"Keep Women Off the Streets" | |
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"E-mail Chain Letters Deceive" | |
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" Sunday Times Reveals Some Eco-Celeb Shame" | |
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"Rwanda Is So Hot Right Now" | |
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"On Comparing Global Warming Denial to Holocaust Denial" | |
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"Does Facebook Make You Dumber? Study Shows Users of Social Networking Site Get Lower Grades" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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The power of language | |
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What's in a Name? | |
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Denotation And Connotation | |
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The Power Of Connotation | |
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Reification: When Words Take On More Power Than Reality | |
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Meanings Are In People | |
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The Problem Of Vagueness | |
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Ambiguity In Language | |
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Doublespeak, Including Weasel Words | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"What's in a Name?" | |
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"Race-Based Team Names Not Tolerated in Wisconsin" | |
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"Jennifer Aniston, The R-Word and the Aftermath" | |
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"Weasel Words Rip My Flesh!" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Suggestion in media | |
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Is What You See What You Get? Do You Really Want It? | |
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Suggestion In Daily Life | |
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Televised Suggestion | |
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Suggestion In Print Media | |
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The Power Of Media To Shape Information | |
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A Bag Of Marketing And Advertising Tricks | |
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Storytelling As Persuasion | |
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Citizens, Consumers, And Relationships In An Age Of Technology | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"U.S. Mayor Uses Twitter to Help Snowbound" | |
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"Scents and Sensibility" | |
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"Five Fake Viral Video Campaigns: Great Gimmicks or Bad for Business?" | |
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"The Tyranny of E-Mail" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Films and Classics | |
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Fair-mindedness | |
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It's You and Me, Kid, and I'm Not So Sure About You | |
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How We Defend Our Egos | |
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Conformity And Ways To Overcome It | |
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Emotional Reasoning And Rational Responses | |
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Ways To Deal With Emotional Reasoning | |
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Points Of Logical Vulnerability | |
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Actively And Accurately Listening: Developing Empathy | |
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The Art Of Listening Well | |
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Precautions About Active Listening | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"Excerpts from How Doctors Think" | |
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"Create Your Own Path" | |
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"The Lock: They Argue and I Argue Back. But I Never Seem to Win. The Key: Listen-Just Listen, and You'll Start to Win." | |
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"It Happened" | |
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"For Women Only-What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men" | |
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"Breakfast and Tousled Cornrows" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Similar Films and Classics | |
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Persuasive speaking | |
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What's Your Point? How Do You Sharpen It? | |
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Being An Advocate Of Ideas: Communicating Publicly | |
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The Best Ways To Deal With Speech Fear | |
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Audience Analysis | |
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The Three Elements Of A Persuasive Argument: Ethos, Logos, And Pathos | |
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Problem Solving And Collaborative Decision Making | |
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The Problem-Solving Method | |
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Chapter Review | |
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Summary | |
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Checkup | |
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Exercises | |
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Articles for Discussion | |
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"Don't Be Shy" | |
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"The Gettysburg Address" | |
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Ideas for Writing or Speaking | |
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Films for Analysis and Discussion | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |