Argumentation and debate : critical thinking for reasoned decision making / Austin J. Freeley, David L. Steinberg.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781133311607
- ISBN: 1133311601
- Physical Description: xii, 531 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 13th ed.
- Publisher: Boston, MA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, c2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 464-495) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Argumentation, critical thinking and decision making -- Foundations of debate -- The foundations of argument -- Obstacles to clear thinking -- Ethical and cultural considerations in argumentation and debate -- The debate proposition -- Analyzing the proposition -- Evidence and proof -- Tests of evidence -- Gathering and organizing support -- Arguing for the proposition -- Arguing against the proposition -- Cross-examination -- Refutation -- Listening and evaluation -- Debate as public speaking -- Formats in academic debate -- Political campaign debates -- Applied parliamentary debate -- Public debating -- Appendix A: Debate quick start -- Appendix B: An affirmative case -- Appendix C: Debate and technology -- Appendix D: Debate propositions -- Appendix E: Debate bibliography -- Appendix F: Glossary of terms in argumentation and debate. |
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Subject: | Debates and debating. Decision making. Persuasion (Rhetoric) Critical thinking. Reasoning. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | PN 4181 .F74 2014 | 30775305459845 | General Collection | Available | - |