Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning Part 1 and 2, 2nd Edition (The Great Courses, The Teaching Company) (2 Volume Set)

by David Zarefsky

Book Overview

Parts 1 and 2, 24 lectures on 12 Audio CDs. What is effective argumentation? How does it work? Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and other great figures were masters of the craft. So how can you... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159803118X
• ISBN13: 9781598031188
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: The Teaching Company
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Critical knowledge for personal and civil liberty

I use this lecture series in a course I teach to inmates on effective legal argumentation and have come to realize and appreciate how the knowledge and skills imparted in these lectures is fundamental to being a truly empowered citizen living a productive life within a community and civil society. The material uncovers with wonderful clarity and simplicity the bedrock basis for all productive argumentation -- which is something we all engage in as we attempt to find our way in this life to a better life in the future. Inmates find this material illuminating in revealing non-judgmentally how they have failed in their relationships in the past and how they can be more in control of their lives in the future.