The Great Courses: Argumentation The Study of Effective Reasoning, 2nd Edition

This listing is for The Great Courses: Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning, 2nd Ed CD Edition.

Actor: Professor David Zarefsky, Northwestern University

Media Format: CD

Studio: The Great Courses The Teaching Company

MPAA rating: NR (Not Rated)

Length: 24 Lectures/30 Mins per Lecture

Discs: 12   

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 reason through your position and make the best possible case for it with the same skill and ease as the experts? Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning, 2nd Edition is a rigorous introduction to the formal study of argumentation—communication that seeks to persuade others through reasoned judgment. In 24 lectures you learn the building blocks of an argument, the different categories of argument and the issues that are at stake in each, the kinds of evidence that serve as proof in an argument, and many other aspects of argumentation and reasoning, illustrated with examples from some of the most famous speeches, debates, and controversies in American history.

What You Learn: Award-winning Professor David Zarefsky of Northwestern University has five goals for this course:

• You will learn how to recognize arguments; how to find them in conversations, newspaper editorials, speeches, in controversies of any kind; and how to know them when you encounter them.

• You will become aware of how arguing reflects choice, broadening your understanding of the choices that arguers can make and that you can make when you build and construct an argument.

• You will learn how to evaluate various types of arguments. In the process, you'll learn the standards that should govern your assessment of these qualities.

In attempting all of these tasks you will examine examples of a variety of historical and contemporary arguments, shedding light on some significant controversies by looking at them from the perspective of argument. Having become familiar with argumentation theories, you should be able to improve your ability both as an analyst and as a maker of arguments.

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