Argumentation: Understanding and Shaping Arguments

Herrick, James A

ISBN 10: 1891136178 / ISBN 13: 9781891136177

Published by Strata Publishing, 2007

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). 282 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Very good. lifght shelfwear, "free copy stamp at page ends and inside, also bookplate.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Argumentation: Understanding and Shaping Arguments
• Publisher: Strata Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1891136178
• ISBN 13: 9781891136177
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Edition: 3rd Revised ed.

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Synopsis

Argumentation: Understanding and Shaping Arguments explores the concepts and principles of clear thinking, critical listening, and careful analysis that active citizens and professionals need to evaluate and make arguments effectively. Professors who use the book have praised its emphasis on real-life argument--the political discourse and the social, professional, and personal contexts where students encounter and make arguments in their own lives.

Drawing on classical and contemporary theory and principles, Dr. Herrick explores the structure of arguments; relationships between reasons and conclusions; the criteria of evidence, validity, and definitional clarity; common types of arguments and fallacies; and issues of adapting arguments to audiences.

About the Author

James A. Herrick received his B.A. from California State University, Fresno; his M.A. from the University of California, Davis; and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the Guy Vander Jagt Professor of Communication at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where he was department chair for ten years. Herrick is the author of five books, on topics ranging from the history of rhetoric to the religious discourse of Enlightenment England. He teaches courses in argumentation, critical thinking, and the history of rhetoric. Professor Herrick sits on the editorial boards of several scholarly journals and is a founding member of the Baylor University Press series in rhetoric and religion. He is the 2007 recipient of the John and Ruth Reed Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in teaching and research.