TY - BOOK AU - Rieke,Richard D. AU - Sillars,Malcolm O. TI - Argumentation and critical decision making SN - 0321055632 AV - PN 4181 R555a 2001 U1 - 808.53 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Longman KW - Debates and debating N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The Domain of Argumentation. 2. Critical Appraisal of Argumentation. 3. Analysis in Argumentation. 4. Case Building. 5. Analysis and Case Building in Law. 6. The Nature of Arguments. 7. Support: Evidence. 8. Argument and Evidence in Science. 9. Evidence and Argument in Religion. 10. Support: Values. 11. Support: Credibility. 12. Values and Credibility in Business. 13. Refutation. 14. Refutation by Fallacy Claims. 15. Refutation in Government N2 - Presenting argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process, this text examines the general principles of argument and applies those principles to different spheres of life - law, science, religion, business, and politics - to explore how conventions of argument change when applied to these real world arenas ER -