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Argumentation and Critical Decision Making (6th Edition)
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by:
Rieke, Richard D.
Sillars, Malcolm O.
Peterson, Tarla Rai
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Publisher:
Allyn and Bacon
Published: August 2, 2004
ISBN: 0205417930
Format:Paperback
Pages:352
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Book Description
From the Back Cover
The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation text, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making, presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process.
The text examines the general
principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of life-law, science, religion, business, and politics-to explore how conventions of argument change when applied to these real-world arenas.
Focusing on the dynamics of decision making, and using real-life examples to illustrate principles, this book aims to help readers develop practical argumentation skills in their daily lives.
New to This Edition
The sixth
edition has a new organization, with the chapters arranged in three sections: Principles, Tools, and Applications.
Chapters 1 through 3 have been restructured and shortened, making them a more fluid and understandable introduction to
argumentation.
An increased emphasis on decision making rather than debating keeps the text away from the highly aggressive, adversarial tone of some other texts.
Chapter 3 now includes a discussion of post-modern and feminist approaches to
argumentation and shows that argumentation is valuable not only to those who are aggressive but also to everyone else.
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