Warranting Assent: Case Studies in Argument Evaluation

Author:   Edward Schiappa
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791423646


Pages:   330
Publication Date:   09 March 1995
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Edward Schiappa
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9780791423646


ISBN 10:   0791423646
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   09 March 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1. EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ARGUMENT EVALUATION 1. Evaluate Criteria for Conspiracy Arguments: The Case of KAL 007 Marilyn J. Young and Michael K. Launer 2. Narrative Reframing of Public Argument: George Bush's Handling of the Persian Gulf Conflict Carol K. Winkler 3. The Failure of Argument in Decisions Leading to the ""Challenger Disaster"": A Two-Level Analysis Dennis S. Gouran PART 2. AXIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ARGUMENT EVALUATION 4. Aligning Ethicality and Effectiveness in Arguments: Advocating Inclusiveness Percentages for the New Lutheran Church Kathryn M. Olson 5. An Ethical Appraisal of Ronald Reagan's Justification for the Invasion of Grenada Ralph E. Dowling and Gabrielle A. Ginder 6. ""I Respectfully Dissent"": The Ethics of Dissent in Justice O'Connor's Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC Opinion Jeffrey L. Courtright PART 3. IDEOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ARGUMENT EVALUATION 7. Ideology and Argument Evaluation: Competing Axiologies in the Sanctuary Trial Kathryn M. Olson and Clark D. Olson 8. Arguing about Fetal ""versus"" Women's Rights: An Ideological Evaluation Mary Keehner 9. Public Policy Argumentation and Colonialist Ideology in the Post-Cold War Era Rebecca S. Bjork PART 4. ALTERNATIVE EVALUATIONS OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S COMMISSION ON PORNOGRAPHY 10. Examining an Argument by Cause: The Weak Link Between Pornography and Violence in the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography Final Report Ian Fielding 11. Survivor Testimony in the Pornography Controversy: Assessing Credibility in the Minneapolis Hearings and the Attorney General's Report Catherine Helen Palczewski 12. Constituting Publics and Reconstructing Public Spheres: The Meese Commission's Report on Pornography Gerard A. Hauser About the Contributors Notes Name Index Subject Index"

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Once I started reading this book I could not put it down! It addresses how we justify the decisions we make in U.S. culture. Furthermore, this book represents an important contribution to the study of argumentation. People who study argumentation need this book. It pulls together a range of perspectives on argument evaluation and raises questions about traditional approaches to argument evaluation. Scholars of argumentation have been reticent to recognize in Palczewski's terms 'that the world is defined objectively, subjectively, and intersubjectively.' This collection encourages scholars to examine their own biases when they evaluate the ethicality of arguments. Questions that have been raised by feminist scholars in philosophy, English, psychology, sociology, and communication studies are addressed. - Patricia A. Sullivan, State University of New York, College at New Paltz


Author Information

Edward Schiappa is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Communication at Purdue University. He is the author of Protagoras and Logos: A Study in Greek Philosophy and Rhetoric and the editor of Landmark Essays on Classical Greek Rhetoric.

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