Advocacy and opposition: an introduction to argumentation

✍ Scribed by Rybacki, Karyn Charles;Rybacki, Donald Jay

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2013;2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 266
• Series: Pearson custom library
• Edition: Seventh edition, Pearson new international edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation presents a comprehensive and practical approach to argumentation and critical thinking for the beginning student learning 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 of the nature of argument, (including multicultural perspectives on the purpose and process of argument, ethics, and values), Advocacy and Opposition makes students more aware of the development of theory and practice. NEW! Pearson's Reading Hour Program for Instructors Interested in reviewing new and updated texts in Communication? Click on the below link to choose an electronic chapter to preview...Settle back, read, and receive a Penguin paperback for your time! http: //www.pearsonhighered.com/readinghour/com

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
1. What Is Argumentation?......Page 6
2. Where Do I Begin in Argumentation?......Page 28
3. What Am I Going to Argue About?......Page 42
4. How Do I Analyze Propositions?......Page 66
5. How Is a Unit of Argument Created?......Page 92
6. How Do I Prove My Argument?......Page 110
7. How Do I Reason with My Audience?......Page 138
8. What Should I Avoid?......Page 158
9. How Are Factual Propositions Argued?......Page 182
10. How Are Value Propositions Argued?......Page 210
Glossary......Page 246
C......Page 247
N......Page 248
T......Page 249
W......Page 250
Appendix: What Are the Rules of the Game?......Page 252
C......Page 262
I......Page 263
P......Page 264
T......Page 265
Y......Page 266

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