This is a brief introduction to argumentation and debate. It is based on the principle that arguments are not only advocacy of certain position, but also a part of dialogue in finding the best answers to the most difficult questions. The book explores methods in developing arguments on the questions of fact, value, and policy. It emphasizes the point that argumentative skill can be practiced best when working on matters related to policymaking: in finding practical solutions to practical problems. Also, the book covers types of reasoning, logical fallacies, the evidence, and teaches style and...
This is a brief introduction to argumentation and debate. It is based on the principle that arguments are not only advocacy of certain position, but a...
This is a Chinese language translation. This is a brief introduction to argumentation and debate. It is based on the principle that arguments are not only advocacy of certain position, but also a part of dialogue in finding the best answers to the most difficult questions. The book explores methods in developing arguments on the questions of fact, value, and policy. It emphasizes the point that argumentative skill can be practiced best when working on matters related to policymaking: in finding practical solutions to practical problems. Also, the book covers types of reasoning, logical...
This is a Chinese language translation. This is a brief introduction to argumentation and debate. It is based on the principle that arguments are not ...
The old days of communism in Eastern Europe are often seen as time of darkness, fear, and privation. It is true that the years were not always happy, especially with the suffocating presence of the Soviet Union, but surprisingly those were also years of normal life, joy of school, travel, and a vibrant intellectual and political life, even if some of it sometimes had to be hidden from the vigilant eyes of the secret service. This book is about those years in the communist Poland. It is a memoir from the late 1970s, but often going back to the 1960s, 1950s, and sometimes touching upon a...
The old days of communism in Eastern Europe are often seen as time of darkness, fear, and privation. It is true that the years were not always happy, ...