TY - BOOK AU - Freeley,Austin J.(ed) AU - Steinberg,David L.(ed) TI - Argumentation and debate: critical thinking for reasoned decision making SN - 053451510X SN - 978053451 AV - PN4181 .F68 PY - 2005/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Thomson/Wadsworth KW - Debates and debating KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - Critical thinking KW - Decision making KW - Reasoning N1 - Includes Index; Ch. 1. Critical thinking -- Ch. 2. Applied and academic debate -- Ch. 3. Stating the controversy -- Ch. 4. Analyzing the controversy -- Ch. 5. Exploring the controversy -- Ch. 6. Evidence -- Ch. 7. Test of evidence -- Ch. 8. The structure of reasoning -- Ch. 9. Types of reasoning -- Ch. 10. Obstacles to clear thinking -- Ch. 11. Requirements of the case -- Ch. 12. Building the affirmative case -- Ch. 13. Building the negative case -- Ch. 14. Refutation -- Ch. 15. Presenting the case : composition -- Ch. 16. Presenting the case : delivery -- Ch. 17. Evaluating the debate -- Ch. 18. Modern procedures : academic debate formats -- Ch. 19. Applied parliamentary debate -- App. A. Presidential debate -- App. B. National championship debate -- App. C. National intercollegiate debate propositions (NDT) -- App. D. National intercollegiate debate propositions (CEDA) -- App. E. Debate bibliography ER -