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This accessible book provides a practical discussion of the main
elements of argumentation as illustrated by 30 public arguments
from a recent year on a wide variety of social, cultural, and
scientific topics. Arguing is an important form of communication in
any society and a principal way in which ideas are exposed,
discussed, and modified. The real-life examples examined in this
book reflect the different considerations that go into composing
arguments and the range of strategies that can be chosen as
vehicles for our positions. They demonstrate the roles that emotion
can play along with other modes of conveying evidence, from the use
of images to the use of gestures. They show the power of threats,
comparisons, and consequences. What emerges is an instructive
discussion that illustrates the way we argue and that shows
argument, invention, and evaluation in action. This book is a
stimulating read for anyone interested in argument and public
discourse and can be used as a supplemental text for courses in
argumentation, persuasive communication, critical thinking,
composition, and informal logic.
This innovative text reinvigorates argumentation studies by
exploring the experience of argument across cultures, introducing
an anthropological perspective into the domains of rhetoric,
communication, and philosophy. The Anthropology of Argument fills
an important gap in contemporary argumentation theory by shifting
the focus away from the purely propositional element of arguments
and onto how they emerge from the experiences of peoples with
diverse backgrounds, demonstrating how argumentation can be
understood as a means of expression and a gathering place of ideas
and styles. Confronting the limitations of the Western tradition of
logic and searching out the argumentative roles of place, orality,
myth, narrative, and audience, it examines the nature of
multi-modal argumentation. Tindale analyzes the impacts of
colonialism on the field and addresses both optimistic and cynical
assessments of contextual differences. The results have
implications for our understanding of contemporary argumentative
discourse in areas marked by deep disagreement, like politics, law,
and social policy. The book will interest scholars and upper-level
students in communication, philosophy, argumentation theory,
anthropology, rhetoric, linguistics, and cultural studies.
This innovative text reinvigorates argumentation studies by
exploring the experience of argument across cultures, introducing
an anthropological perspective into the domains of rhetoric,
communication, and philosophy. The Anthropology of Argument fills
an important gap in contemporary argumentation theory by shifting
the focus away from the purely propositional element of arguments
and onto how they emerge from the experiences of peoples with
diverse backgrounds, demonstrating how argumentation can be
understood as a means of expression and a gathering place of ideas
and styles. Confronting the limitations of the Western tradition of
logic and searching out the argumentative roles of place, orality,
myth, narrative, and audience, it examines the nature of
multi-modal argumentation. Tindale analyzes the impacts of
colonialism on the field and addresses both optimistic and cynical
assessments of contextual differences. The results have
implications for our understanding of contemporary argumentative
discourse in areas marked by deep disagreement, like politics, law,
and social policy. The book will interest scholars and upper-level
students in communication, philosophy, argumentation theory,
anthropology, rhetoric, linguistics, and cultural studies.
J. Anthony Blair is a prominent international figure in
argumentation studies. He is among the originators of informal
logic, an author of textbooks on the informal logic approach to
argument analysis and evaluation and on critical thinking, and a
founder and editor of the journal Informal Logic. Blair is widely
recognized among the leaders in the field for contributing
formative ideas to the argumentation literature of the last few
decades. This selection of key works provides insights into the
history of the field of argumentation theory and various related
disciplines. It illuminates the central debates and presents core
ideas in four main areas: Critical Thinking, Informal Logic,
Argument Theory and Logic, Dialectic and Rhetoric.
J. Anthony Blair is a prominent international figure in
argumentation studies. He is among the originators of informal
logic, an author of textbooks on the informal logic approach to
argument analysis and evaluation and on critical thinking, and a
founder and editor of the journal Informal Logic. Blair is widely
recognized among the leaders in the field for contributing
formative ideas to the argumentation literature of the last few
decades. This selection of key works provides insights into the
history of the field of argumentation theory and various related
disciplines. It illuminates the central debates and presents core
ideas in four main areas: Critical Thinking, Informal Logic,
Argument Theory and Logic, Dialectic and Rhetoric.
This book introduces the principles of place and time by discussing
the main roles they play in argumentation, unpacking the
multifarious meanings of spatiality and temporality. Definitions of
kairos are explored to yield suggestions as to how this concept,
and that of 'place', can operate in argumentation. The chapters
explore various related concepts such as the role of different
arguments in different places, and how some places are not intended
for argument; argumentation, time and temporality; visual
argumentation; the effect of the passage of time on argument
evaluation; and the image as a site of discursive production. This
collection is of interest to students and researchers in
argumentation studies, rhetoric, reasoning, and philosophy.
Previously published in Argumentation Volume 34, issue 1, March
2020
The revival of argumentation theory in the past few decades has
focused on its logical and dialectical dimensions, with less
attention paid to rhetorical features. This book explores and then
redresses this imbalance. Tindale examines important logical and
dialectical innovations in recent argumentation theory and shows
that they depend implicitly upon rhetorical features of argument
that have been suppressed in the account. This is illustrated using
two extended case studies, one looking at Shell International's
defense of its actions in Nigeria after the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa,
and the other exploring the uses of character-based argument and
testimony in a Holocaust-denial text and legal trial.
In addition to the case studies, two chapters treat serious
problems that plague current argumentation theory. The first
concerns the nature of fallacy; the second concerns the ties
between traditional argumentation and a model of rationality that
has been seriously critiqued by feminist and postmodernist
scholars. In both instances, the discussion indicates how a
rhetorical approach to argumentation offers fresh insights and
suggests responses to the questions raised.
Recent work in argumentation theory has emphasized the nature of
arguers and arguments along with various theoretical perspectives.
Less attention has been given to the third feature of any
argumentative situation - the audience. This book fills that gap by
studying audience reception to argumentation and the problems that
come to light as a result of this shift in focus. Christopher W.
Tindale advances the tacit theories of several earlier thinkers by
addressing the central problems connected with audience
considerations in argumentation, problems that earlier
philosophical theories overlook or inadequately accommodate. The
main tools employed in exploring the central issues are drawn from
contemporary philosophical research on meaning, testimony, emotion
and agency. These are then combined with some of the major insights
of recent rhetorical work in argumentation to advance our
understanding of audiences and suggest avenues for further
research.
Recent work in argumentation theory has emphasized the nature of
arguers and arguments along with various theoretical perspectives.
Less attention has been given to the third feature of any
argumentative situation - the audience. This book fills that gap by
studying audience reception to argumentation and the problems that
come to light as a result of this shift in focus. Christopher W.
Tindale advances the tacit theories of several earlier thinkers by
addressing the central problems connected with audience
considerations in argumentation, problems that earlier
philosophical theories overlook or inadequately accommodate. The
main tools employed in exploring the central issues are drawn from
contemporary philosophical research on meaning, testimony, emotion
and agency. These are then combined with some of the major insights
of recent rhetorical work in argumentation to advance our
understanding of audiences and suggest avenues for further
research.
Fallacies and Argument Appraisal presents an introduction to the
nature, identification, and causes of fallacious reasoning, along
with key questions for evaluation. Drawing from the latest work on
fallacies as well as some of the standard ideas that have remained
relevant since Aristotle, Christopher Tindale investigates central
cases of major fallacies in order to understand what has gone wrong
and how this has occurred. Dispensing with the approach that simply
assigns labels and brief descriptions of fallacies, Tindale
provides fuller treatments that recognize the dialectical and
rhetorical contexts in which fallacies arise. This volume analyzes
major fallacies through accessible, everyday examples. Critical
questions are developed for each fallacy to help the student
identify them and provide considered evaluations.
The study of argumentation has primarily focused on logical and
dialectical approaches, with minimal attention given to the
rhetorical facets of argument. Rhetorical Argumentation: Principles
of Theory and Practice approaches argumentation from a rhetorical
point of view and demonstrates how logical and dialectical
considerations depend on the rhetorical features of the
argumentative situation. Throughout this text, author Christopher
W. Tindale identifies how argumentation as a communicative practice
can best be understood by its rhetorical features. Rhetorical
Argumentation uniquely presents argumentation through the idea of
an invitational rhetoric by encouraging readers to think about the
ways in which they encounter arguments. The book explores the
processes involved in the argumentative exchanges between arguers
and audiences-thus, emphasizing the collaborative nature of the
arguer-audience relationship in the argumentative situation. That
is, argument is presented not as a set of ideas imposed upon a
passive audience, but rather as a dynamic exchange wherein the
audience is involved in self-persuasion. Key Features: Explores the
ancient foundations of rhetoric, from Aristotle to the relatively
contemporary works of Perelman and Olbrechts-Tytecta, Toulmin, and
Bakhtin Includes numerous examples illustrating the ways in which
the reasoning within arguments involves the audience from premise
through to conclusion Presents the idea of "dialogism" drawn from
the theories of Mikhail Bakhtin to create a more dynamic and
interactive sense of the argumentative context Examines current
theory as well as the historical relationship between argument and
rhetoric Provides detailed discussions of topics such as nature of
the dialogical, rhetorical context, audiences, and standards of
appraisal. Rhetorical Argumentation is designed to provide advanced
undergraduate and graduate students with a clear understanding of
the rhetorical view of argumentation and how it can be effective in
contemporary society. The book is an ideal text for courses in
Communication, Rhetoric, Argumentation, Informal Logic, Critical
Thinking, and Conflict Resolution.
Fallacies and Argument Appraisal presents an introduction to the
nature, identification, and causes of fallacious reasoning, along
with key questions for evaluation. Drawing from the latest work on
fallacies as well as some of the standard ideas that have remained
relevant since Aristotle, Christopher Tindale investigates central
cases of major fallacies in order to understand what has gone wrong
and how this has occurred. Dispensing with the approach that simply
assigns labels and brief descriptions of fallacies, Tindale
provides fuller treatments that recognize the dialectical and
rhetorical contexts in which fallacies arise. This volume analyzes
major fallacies through accessible, everyday examples. Critical
questions are developed for each fallacy to help the student
identify them and provide considered evaluations.
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