Argumentation and Critical Decision Making (7th Edition)
Author Information
Richard D. Rieke, Malcolm O. Sillars, Tarla Rai PetersonProduct Details
ISBN: 9780205591831Publish Date: 08/08/2008
Publisher: Pearson
Number of pages: 352
Description
The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation book, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process. This book examines the general principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of life law, science, religion, business, and politics to explore how conventions of argument change when applied to these real world arenas. Focusing on the dynamics of decision making and using real life examples to illustrate principles,Argumentation and Critical Decision Makingaims to help readers develop practical argumentation skills within the world of their daily lives.