ABSTRACT
It’s one thing to read about how to argue and quite another thing to do it. Just as you can’t learn to tango without hitting the dance floor, you can’t hone your argumentation skills without engaging in some verbal scrimmages. Although we cannot provide you with practice, we can offer guidance on how to advance an effective, well-reasoned case, and, in turn, on how to refute an opponent’s case. Before we get to the details, it’s important to understand your responsibilities in a dispute. In the same way that people dancing the tango mustn’t step on each other’s feet, effective arguers must understand and follow their obligations in an argument.
