A theory of argument.9780521670258 A theory of argument. Vorobej, Mark. Cambridge Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. U. Pr. 2006 324 pages $29.99 Paperback BC177 Vorobej (philosophy and peace studies, McMasters U., Canada) presents a textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. for an upper-level, one-semester course for students who have had at least one prior course in something like argumentation theory Argumentation theory, or argumentation, embraces the arts and sciences of civil debate, dialogue, conversation, and persuasion. It studies rules of inference, logic, and procedural rules in both artificial and real world settings. , critical thinking, formal logic, or informal logic. He first develops a theory of argument interpretation and evaluation, then explores how different patterns of evidential ev·i·den·tial adj. Law Of, providing, or constituting evidence: evidential material. ev support can be identified within a body of information that has been employed to secure rational belief. Over 400 exercises are included. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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