Critical Thinking and Communication : The Use of Reason in Argument

Stresses the importance of argumentation in everyday life Critical Thinking and Communication, 7/e, encourages students to develop skills in constructing and refuting arguments in contexts ranging from informal conversations to structured debates. The authors stress the importance of argumentation in everyday life while building student competence and critical awareness. Through exercises and examples, students learn to create arguments and develop, understand, and interpret extended cases. MySearchLab is a part of the Inch/Tudor program. Research and writing tools, including access to academic journals, help students understand critical thinking in even greater depth. To provide students with flexibility, students can download the eText to a tablet using the free Pearson eText app. Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. 0205943578 / 9780205943579 Critical Thinking and Communication Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205925774 / 9780205925773 Critical Thinking and Communication Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface SECTION I: DEVELOPING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ARGUMENT CHAPTER 1 Argument and Critical Thought CRITICAL THOUGHT ARGUMENTATION AND ARGUMENT ARGUMENT CONTEXTS USING ARGUMENT CONTEXTS SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 2 Co-Orientational View of Argument PERSPECTIVES HOW PERSPECTIVES ARE USED ARGUER-BASED ARGUMENTS A CO-ORIENTATIONAL APPROACH SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 3 Values and Culture CULTURE AND ARGUMENTATION VALUES AND VALUE SYSTEMS CULTURE AND VALUES SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES SECTION II: PARTS CHAPTER 4 Claims NATURE OF CLAIMS FORMULATING PROPOSITIONS CLASSIFICATION SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 5 Evidence NATURE OF EVIDENCE TYPES OF EVIDENCE EVALUATING EVIDENCE EVALUATING STATISTICAL EVIDENCE PRESENTING EVIDENCE SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 6 Reasoning ROLE OF THE ADVOCATE FORMAL LOGIC AND PRACTICAL REASONING REASONING AS INFERENCE MAKING SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES SECTION III: DEVELOPING AND ARGUING EXTENDED CASES CHAPTER 7 Approaching Propositions ARGUING ABOUT FACTS, VALUES, AND POLICIES RELATING FACTS, VALUES AND POLICIES ISSUE MAPPING PRINCIPLES OF CASE CONSTRUCTION SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 8 Case Construction ISSUES BRIEF STOCK ISSUES FOR FACT CASES STOCK ISSUES FOR VALUE ARGUMENTS STOCK ISSUES FOR POLICY ARGUMENTS SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 9 Refutation SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES STRATEGIES SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES SECTION IV: COMMUNICATING ARGUMENTS CHAPTER 10 Persuasion ARGUER AND RECIPIENT ADAPTING ARGUMENTS PERSUASION PRINCIPLES DEVELOPING PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES CHAPTER 11 Responsibility LANGUAGE FALLACIES ETHICS SUMMARY EXERCISES NOTES APPENDIX A: Answers to Selected Exercises APPENDIX B: Glossary A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W APPENDIX C: Research Strategies APPENDIX D: Intercollegiate Debate INDEX A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z