ABSTRACT

Arguing, Reasoning, and Thinking Well offers an engaging and accessible introduction to argumentation and critical thinking. With a pro-social focus, the volume encourages readers to value civility when engaged in arguing and reasoning. Authors Gass and Seiter, renowned for their friendly writing style, include real-world examples, hypothetical dialogues, and editorial cartoons to invite readers in. The text includes a full chapter devoted to the ethics of argument, as well as content on refutation and formal logic. It is designed for students in argumentation and critical thinking courses in communication, philosophy, and psychology departments, and is suitable for students and general education courses across the curriculum.

chapter 1|17 pages

Why Study Argument?

chapter 2|20 pages

Arguing Ethically

chapter 3|24 pages

Argument Theories, Models, and Definitions

chapter 4|20 pages

The Nature of Critical Thinking

chapter 5|24 pages

Building Blocks of Argument

chapter 6|20 pages

Evidence and Proof

chapter 7|22 pages

Informal Reasoning

chapter 8|15 pages

Fallacies in Reasoning, Part 1

The “Big Five”

chapter 9|22 pages

Fallacies in Reasoning, Part 2

chapter 11|24 pages

Deductive Reasoning

chapter 12|24 pages

Effective Advocacy and Refutation