Rieke, Richard D. <br/><br/>
Argumentation and critical decision making / 
Richard D. Rieke, Malcolm O. Sillars. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - New York :  Longman,  c2001. 
 - xix, 331 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0321055632 9780321055637 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00025263  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Debates and debating.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 4181  / R555a 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.53