Arguments and Arguing: The Products and Process of Human Decision Making, Fourth Edition - Softcover

Hollihan, Thomas A.; Baaske, Kevin T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478647698 ISBN 13: 9781478647690

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2022

Synopsis

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.

Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Infante, Arguing Constructively (ISBN 9780881333275) and Makau-Marty, Cooperative Argumentation: A Model for Deliberative Community (ISBN 9781577661399).

Edition details

• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478647698
• ISBN 13: 9781478647690
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 371