Critical Thinking and Communication: The Use of Reason in Argument

by Edward S. Inch

Relating common theoretical models to true-to-life examples from law, ethics, education, and business, Inch and Warnick stress the importance of argumentation in everyday life as they build reader competence and critical awareness. Critical Thinking and Communication encourages readers to develop skills in both constructing and refuting arguments. Through exercises and examples, readers learn how to create individual arguments, extend argument cases, and understand how arguments are designed and how to interpret them. The text allow readers to conceptualize argumentation in the larger framework of verbal and written interaction, from public speaking and debating to interpersonal, intercultural, and small group communication.

Genres: Communication

408 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1988

Reviews

[Jay Merrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dense but worth it. I like the global and holistic feel the book has.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

CMST 2063.