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Argumentation and debate : critical thinking for reasoned decision making / Austin J. Freeley, David L. Steinberg

By: Freeley, Austin J.
Contributor(s): Steinberg, David L [(j.a.)].
Series: Wadsworth series in speech communication. Publisher: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c2000Edition: 10th ed.Description: xvi, 478 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0534561152.Subject(s): Critical thinking | Debates and debating | Decision making | Persuasion (Rhetoric) | ReasoningDDC classification: 808.53
Contents:
Ch. 1. Critical thinking. - Ch. 2. Applied and academic debate. - 3. Ch. 3. Stating the controversy. - Ch. 4. Analyzing the controversy. - Ch. 5. Exploring the controversy. - Ch. 6. Evidence. - Ch. 7. Tests of evidence. - Ch. 8. The structure of reasoning. - Ch. 9. Types of reasoning. - Ch. 10. Obstacles to clear thinking. - Ch. 11. Requirements of the case. - Ch. 12. Building the affirmative case. - Ch. 13. Building the negative case. - Ch. 14. Refutation. - Ch. 15. Presenting the case : composition. - Ch. 16. Presenting the case : delivery. - Ch. 17. Evaluating the debate. - Ch. 18. Modern procedures : academic debate formats. - Ch. 19. Applied parliamentary debate
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Ch. 1. Critical thinking. - Ch. 2. Applied and academic debate. - 3. Ch. 3. Stating the controversy. - Ch. 4. Analyzing the controversy. - Ch. 5. Exploring the controversy. - Ch. 6. Evidence. - Ch. 7. Tests of evidence. - Ch. 8. The structure of reasoning. - Ch. 9. Types of reasoning. - Ch. 10. Obstacles to clear thinking. - Ch. 11. Requirements of the case. - Ch. 12. Building the affirmative case. - Ch. 13. Building the negative case. - Ch. 14. Refutation. - Ch. 15. Presenting the case : composition. - Ch. 16. Presenting the case : delivery. - Ch. 17. Evaluating the debate. - Ch. 18. Modern procedures : academic debate formats. - Ch. 19. Applied parliamentary debate