The primary focus of the updated, second edition has not changed it embraces the narrative or storytelling approach to the study of argumentation. The first section introduces readers to rhetorical theorists and their principles. These significant contributions to the field of argumentation and debate include Aristotle s views on audiences and the ethical character of an advocate, Burke s dramatistic theory of communication, Brockriede s metaphorical image of arguers, Fisher s narrative paradigm, Mill s guidelines for testing the causal correlation, Perelman and Obrechts-Tyteca s conception of a universal audience, Rokeach s definition of values, and Toulmin s model for developing and analyzing argument claims and his conception of arguments as field dependent. Hollihan and Baaske s discussions of these ideas and their applications are easy to follow, unencumbered by technical jargon, and illustrated with engaging examples drawn from current and well-known historical events. The key to the success of this text is the authors superb ability to show readers how foundational principles of argumentation are used in a variety of real-world situations. The second section covers specialized contexts such as academic debates, courts of law, politics, business and organizations, and interpersonal relationships. Activities designed to stimulate critical thinking and to implement the ideas discussed are included at the end of each chapter. The appendices provide easy access to primary sources that can be used to supplement and enhance the concepts presented in the text. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.
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Surprisingly interesting for a textbook!,
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I've enjoyed reading this for my Argumentation and Advocacy public speaking class at SJSU. It's worth your time if you are taking such a class!
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the books was fine, just as described. was used for communications course at a community college; this was the required text on syllabus.
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Not that happy with the narrator.,
This review is from: Arguments and Arguing: The Products and Process of Human Decision Making, Second Edition (Paperback)
Here is the good news. This book has a lot of significant vocabulary that can help improve one's knowledge of argument. Majority of the other texts that I looked at were lacking in content. However, the writing style of this book in my opinion isn't very straight forward and uses too many words to describe such vocabulary (and points) and often leaves me, the reader, confused. So, I'm left with just trying to compare the long examples with what he has to say. Perhaps it is just me lacking reading comprehension skills, so I gave this a neutral rating of three stars.
I am going to try another book, "Critical Thinking and Communication: The Use of Reason in Argument." This is another text that my school is using for my argument class. Good luck in finding the right one! -Hopefully there will be more reviews. For the next year of students thinking of buying this text. *edit: found out that the glossary in the back has better definitions than what the narrator defines in the textbook. Also this textbook needs editing and has some errors with grammar. Now it gets a two star.
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