Perspectives in controversy : selected essays from Contemporary argumentation and debate /

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Perspectives in Controversy brings together essays from the journal Contemporary Argumentation and Debate into a single volume. These essays explore current controversies in the theory of competitive academic debate.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Broda-Bahm, Kenneth T., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : International Debate Education Association, 2002.
Subjects:
Debates and debating.
Débats et controverses.
debates.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Speech.
Debates and debating
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE: METHODS OF ARGUMENTATIVE SUPPORT
  • AUTHORITY AS ARGUMENT IN ACADEMIC DEBATE
  • ARGUMENT BORROWING AND ITS OBLIGATIONS
  • PART TWO: THE QUESTION OF CRITICAL THINKING
  • THE VALUE OF COMPETITIVE DEBATE AS A VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY
  • ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY THROUGH ACADEMIC DEBATE
  • PART THREE VERSIONS OF CAUSE
  • THE APPLICATION OF PROXIMATE CAUSE TO CEDA DEBATE
  • DOMINANT FORM AND MARGINALIZED VOICES: ARGUMENTATION ABOUT FEMINISM(S).
  • DEBUNKING MINI-MAX REASONING: THE LIMITS OF EXTENDED CAUSAL CHAINS IN CONTEST DEBATING
  • COUNTERFACTUAL POSSIBILITIES: CONSTRUCTING COUNTER- TO- FACT CAUSAL CLAIMS
  • PART FOUR: FIAT: THE FORCE OF ASSUMED ACTION
  • POLICY DEBATE AS FICTION: IN DEFENSE OF UTOPIAN FIAT
  • A COUNTERFACTUAL THEORY OF FIAT
  • FIAT AND THE CIRCUMVENTION ARGUMENT
  • THE DECISION-MAKER
  • PART FIVE: CRITIQUES
  • EXPANDING THE ARGUMENTATIVE DOMAIN
  • A DEFENSE OF CRITIQUE ARGUMENTS: BEYOND THE RESOLUTIONAL QUESTION
  • CONTEXTS, TEXTS AND RETEXTS: TEXTUAL ANALYSIS RE- EXAMINED CRITICIZING KRITIKS.

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