Critical Thinking and Everyday Argument

Name: Critical Thinking and Everyday Argument
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ISBN: 9780534601744

ISBN-10: 053460174X

ISBN-13: 9780534601744

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jay Verlinden

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This text introduces students to fundamental principles of argumentation and critical thinking and teaches them that argument is a part of everyday life. It draws on everyday experiences and examples to demonstrate principles of logic, forms of reasoning, propositions and stock issues, evidence, language, and refutation. It also addresses the use of the principles in contexts such as public communication, dyadic argumentation, and small group settings.

Book details

List price: $199.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface



Introductory Concepts



Argumentation



Critical Thinking



Ethics in Argumentation



Introduction to Argumentative Fallacies



Creating Arguments



Formal Logic: The Classical Structure of Arguments



The Toulmin Model of Argumentation



Forms of Reasoning



Propositions and Stock Issues



Evidence



Language and Argumentation



Refutation



Contexts and Applications



Persuasive Public Speaking



Critical Listening



Dyadic Argumentation



Argumentation and Small Groups



The Scientific Method and Critical Thinking


Appendix: Secretary of State Colin Powell's Speech to the United Nations Security Council, February 5


2003 Glossary of Common Informal Fallacies


Glossary of Key Concepts


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