Argumentation in Everyday Life

Preface Acknowledgments Part I: A Framework for Argumentation and Debate Chapter 1: Introduction to Argumentation and Debate Argument, Debate, and Controversy Why Study Argumentation? Audiences and Co-Arguers Spheres of Argument Summary Application Exercises Chapter 2: The Debate Situation Arguments A Proposition Issues The Debate Situation Summary Application Exercises Chapter 3: Argumentation Ethics & Stances Argumentation and Debate Ethics Argumentation Stances Summary Application Exercises Part II: Constructing Arguments Chapter 4: Understanding Argument Structures Formal Logic vs. Everyday Argumentation Strategies for Identifying Arguments Strategies for Understanding Arguments Summary Application Exercises Chapter 5: Effectively Supporting Claims The Allure of "Evidence" and the Significance of "Support" Gathering and Testing Information Types of Support Strategies for Using Support Summary Application Exercises Chapter 6: Common Argument Types Applying the Types of Argument to Everyday Life Argument from Classification Argument from Generalization Argument from Cause and Consequence Argument from Sign Argument from Analogy Argument from Authority Additional Argument Types Summary Application Exercises Chapter 7: Building Effective Cases Debating Fact Propositions Debating Value Propositions Debating Policy Propositions Summary Application Exercises Part III: Contesting Arguments Chapter 8: Generating Productive Clash A Productive Posture for Clash Anticipation Refutation Ending Productively Summary Application Exercises Chapter 9: Evaluating Arguments & Cases The A Condition: Acceptability The R Condition: Relevance The G Condition: Sufficient Grounds Applying the ARG Conditions through Refutation Argument Fallacies & The ARG Conditions Evaluating Cases and Controversies with the ARG Conditions Summary Application Exercises Chapter 10: Evaluating Argument Types Evaluating Argument from Classification Evaluating Argument from Generalization Evaluating Argument from Cause and Consequence Evaluating Argument from Sign Evaluating Argument from Analogy Evaluating Argument from Authority Uncovering the ARG Conditions in Everyday Argumentations Summary Application Exercises Part IV: Applied Argumentation And Debate Chapter 11: Crafting Verbal and Oral Arguments Audience Analysis and Adaptation Style Oral Delivery Summary Application Exercises Chapter 12: Formats for Everyday Public Argumentation Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor Public Online Argumentation Public Deliberation Summary Application Exercises APPENDICES Appendix I: Formats for Academic and Competitive Debate Parliamentary Debate Policy Debate A Note about Notetaking (or "Flowing") Moot Court Appendix II: Answers to Build Your Skill Prompts Appendix III: Glossary Index About the author