Argumentation and Critical Decision Making

• Author : Richard D. Rieke,Malcolm O. Sillars,Tarla Rai Peterson
• Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed
• Release : 18 March 2013

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation text has been updated to its 8th edition: Argumentation and Critical Decision Making presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process. This text examines the general principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of life –

• Author : Richard D. Rieke,Malcolm Osgood Sillars
• Publisher : Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Release : 25 March 1997

The principles of practical reasoning integrated into real world applications is the basic premise behind Professors Richard D. Rieke and Malcom O. Sillars' fourth edition of Argumentation and Critical Decision Making. The most current theories and research are combined with classic rhetoric to effectively explain the necessary functions of decision making in any given situation. With an increased emphasis on critical thinking, Rieke and Sillars help connect critical decisions with audience values and conventions. Real life examples are used to

• Author : Kenneth T. Broda-Bahm,Daniela Kempf,William J. Driscoll
• Publisher : IDEA
• Release : 25 March 2023

This book is a complete guide for the public debater, debate organizer coach or consultant.

• Author : Celebration Press
• Publisher : Good Year Books
• Release : 25 March 1997

• Author : Austin J. Freeley
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 25 March 1996

This text presents a clear and concise explanation of the argument and (through the use of examples) provides models for good argumentation, particularly as it applies to academic debate.

• Author : Cram101 Textbook Reviews
• Publisher : Academic Internet Pub Incorporated
• Release : 01 January 2010

Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all of the testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events from the textbook are included. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides give all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Accompanys: 9780205591831 .

• Author : Richard D. Rieke
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 25 March 1997

• Author : Lapakko Ph. D. David Lapakko Ph. D.,David Lapakko
• Publisher : iUniverse
• Release : 01 October 2009

Argumentation: Critical Thinking in Action, 2nd ed., explores a wide variety of issues and concepts connected to making arguments, responding to the arguments of others, and using good critical thinking skills to analyze persuasive communication. Key topics include the nature of claims, evidence, and reasoning; common fallacies in reasoning; traits associated with good critical thinking; how language is used strategically in argument; ways to organize an argumentative case; how to refute an opposing argument or case; cultural dimensions of argument;

• Author : Mary Mitsi
• Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
• Release : 28 December 2018

In the course of a single investor-state dispute, an arbitrator may make numerous decisions, from interpreting the treaty or national laws to taking into account case law, customs and policies. In practice, this process raises important issues regarding the consistency of decisions and the predictability and legitimacy of the decision-making process in general. Investment arbitration tribunals have developed a specialised process of legal decision making adapted to the interpretational needs that arise in the context of an investor-state dispute and

• Author : George W. Rainbolt,Sandra L. Dwyer
• Publisher : Cengage Learning
• Release : 01 January 2014

With a complete, approachable presentation, CRITICAL THINKING: THE ART OF ARGUMENT, 2nd Edition, is an accessible yet rigorous introduction to critical thinking. The text emphasizes immediate application of critical thinking in everyday life and helps students apply the skills they are studying. The relevance of these skills is shown throughout the text by highlighting the advantages of basing one's decisions on a thoughtful understanding of arguments and presenting the overarching commonalities across arguments. With its conversational writing style and carefully

• Author : Thomas A. Hollihan,Kevin T. Baaske
• Publisher : Waveland Press
• Release : 17 November 2015

The latest edition of Arguments and Arguing contains the same balance of theory and practice, breadth of coverage, current and relevant examples, and accessible writing style that made previous editions so popular in hundreds of classrooms. The authors draw from classic and recent argumentation theory and research, contextualized with well-chosen examples, to showcase a narrative style of argumentation and the values and attitudes of audiences. Readers learn how to employ both formal and informal argumentative strategies in an array of

• Author : Lorenzo Cantoni,Zheng (Phil) Xiang
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 18 November 2013

​The papers presented in this volume advance the state of the art in social media and Web 2.0, electronic tourism marketing, web site and search engine optimization, technology adoption and diffusion, online communities, tourism management and decision support, eLearning, mobile technologies and applications in tourism, recommender systems, e-intermediaries and networks in tourism, customer research in e-tourism and user generated content. The volume collects research papers of prominent scholars from around the world with a disciplinary background in the fields of social

• Author : Milos Jenicek
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 06 August 2018

Mastery of quality health care and patient safety begins as soon as we open the hospital doors for the first time and start acquiring practical experience. The acquisition of such experience includes much more than the development of sensorimotor skills and basic knowledge of sciences. It relies on effective reason, decision making, and communication shared by all health professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and administrators. How to Think in Medicine, Reasoning, Decision Making, and Communications in Health Sciences is

• Author : Ryan Malphurs
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 04 January 2013

While legal scholars, psychologists, and political scientists commonly voice their skepticism over the influence oral arguments have on the Court’s voting pattern, this book offers a contrarian position focused on close scrutiny of the justices’ communication within oral arguments. Malphurs examines the rhetoric, discourse, and subsequent decision-making within the oral arguments for significant Supreme Court cases, visiting their potential power and danger and revealing the rich dynamic nature of the justices’ interactions among themselves and the advocates. In addition

• Author : J. Anthony Blair
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 20 October 2011

J. Anthony Blair is a prominent international figure in argumentation studies. He is among the originators of informal logic, an author of textbooks on the informal logic approach to argument analysis and evaluation and on critical thinking, and a founder and editor of the journal Informal Logic. Blair is widely recognized among the leaders in the field for contributing formative ideas to the argumentation literature of the last few decades. This selection of key works provides insights into the history