[PDF] Decision By Debate eBook

Author : Douglas Ehninger
Publisher : IDEA
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 18,5 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Debates and debating
ISBN : 9781932716474

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Decision by Debate broke new ground in argumentation and debate with its publication in 1963. Ehninger and Brockriede were the first to recognize debate as fundamentally a co-operative enterprise, with the competitive clash of ideas occurring within a framework in which everyone has the opportunity to speak, in which everyone agrees to suspend judgment until all arguments are presented, in which everyone agrees to abide by the decision of the adjudicator. The most lasting legacy of the work is its break with formal, deductive logic and its introduction of Stephen Toulmin's model of argument to undergraduate student debaters, which, since then, has become a mainstay of what many have called the Renaissance of argumentation studies. Without the work presented in Decision by Debate, contemporary interdisciplinary views of argumentation that now dominate many disciplines might have never have taken place or at least have been severely delayed.

Author : Austin J. Freeley
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Education
ISBN :

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This text presents a clear and concise explanation of argumentation and provides models for good argumentation, particularly as it applies to academic debate.

Author : Thomas A. Hollihan
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2022-05-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1478649240

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Arguing is a fundamental human activity; it is a process of making sense of the world and negotiating understandings with others. Arguing can be—and often is—healthy for both relationships and societies. The values of the community are shaped through people sharing their opinions, offering reasons in support of their beliefs, and deliberating. Hollihan and Baaske present techniques for effective analysis, logical reasoning, and socially constructive argumentation. They illustrate their discussions of theory and practice with multiple engaging examples. The book focuses on narrative—argument as a story backed by evidence to evaluate courses of action or to resolve conflicts. A chapter on visual argumentation highlights the power of visual elements in arguments. Effective arguing requires a sensitivity to the demands of different argumentative contexts. Readers will become familiar with the elements of argument essential for politics, the law, debate, business, and relationships. Narrative arguments are rational arguments. Learning about the narrative reasoning process helps us tell more convincing, credible, and compassionate stories—and to become better critics of the stories we hear.

Author : Waldo Warder Braden
Publisher :
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Debates and debating
ISBN :

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This book attempts to realistically present discussion and debate as related counterparts of a larger process called herein oral decision-making. This is undertaken to training citizens for intelligent, responsible, and effective group activities.

Author : James S. Fishkin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0470680466

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Debating Deliberative Democracy explores the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Investigates the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Includes focus on institutions and makes reference to empirical work. Engages a debate that cuts across political science, philosophy, the law and other disciplines.

Author : Thomas A. Hollihan
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 13,32 MB
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1478632011

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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 communication forums—from interpersonal interactions to academic debate to politics to business. A newly added chapter on visual argumentation and a striking color photo insert demonstrate the value and power of visual elements in the construction of arguments. The ability to argue is necessary if people are to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and evaluate alternative courses of action. While many are taught that arguing is counterproductive and arguments should be avoided, Hollihan and Baaske illustrate that arguing is an essential and fundamental human activity. Learning the art of effective argumentation entails a grasp of not only the strategies and principles of analysis and logical reasoning but also the importance of arguing in a positive and socially constructive fashion.

Author : Jennifer J. Halpern
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 22,60 MB
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1501725475

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Decision makers strive to be rational. Traditionally, rational decisions maximize an appropriate return. The contributors to this book challenge the common assumption that good decisions must be rational in this economic sense. They emphasize that the decision-making process is influenced by social, organizational, and psychological considerations as well as by economic concerns. Relationships, time pressure, external demands for specific types of performance, contractual expectations, human biases, and reactions to unfair treatment alter the decision-making context and the resulting decision outcomes.