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1	How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home, at Work, in Court, Everywhere, Every Day more books like this by Gerry L Spence add to wishlist This work teaches you to make a winning argument in the boardroom, in the bedroom, at home or in the office, with your spouse, with your children, with your friends and and with your relations. The author's view is that argument is an art form, a technique which can be learnt, to give you advantage over your opponent and to persuade them that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us about the Art of Persuasion more books like this by Jay Heinrichs add to wishlist The principles of rhetoric are as vital as ever, as discussed in this book that shows what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson reveal about the art of persuasion. see all copies from $4.71! new only from $8.17! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Essentials of Argument more books like this by Nancy V Wood add to wishlist For courses in Freshman Composition and Argumentative Writing. More perspectives on argument than any other concise writing guide. Best-selling argument author Nancy V. Wood in this, her latest text, offers a concise presentation of how to write persuasively. This efficient text provides instruction in reading, critical thinking, and writing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.78! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation more books like this by Karyn C Rybacki add to wishlist Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction toArgumentation presents a comprehensive and practical approach to argumentation and critical thinking for the beginner who needs to construct and present arguments on questions of fact, value, and policy. Advocacy and Opposition offers a theoretical view of the nature of argument in our society, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Argumentation and critical decision making more books like this by Richard D Rieke add to wishlist The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation book, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process. This book examines the general principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of life -- law, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $54.00! \| first editions
6	Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy more books like this by George W Ziegelmueller add to wishlist Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy presents a coherent introduction to the fundamental concepts of argumentation and debate, argumentation theory, and critical thinking. As the title suggests, the student learns how to use argumentation effectively as a means of discovering what is worthy of belief and for gaining the support of others. Now ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $102.44!
7	Competitive Debate: The Official Guide more books like this by Richard E Edwards add to wishlist The bible for debaters and their coaches. Nearly every high school and college in America has a debate club and/or a debate team. There are hundreds of competitions at the county and state level, culminating in heated national competitions. Yet, at many high schools and colleges, coaches are drawn from the history or English departments with ... see all copies from $3.90! new only from $4.55! \| SVS
8	Argumentation and Debate more books like this by Austin J Freeley, David L Steinberg add to wishlist This reviewer-praised text presents a clear and concise explanation and provides models for good argumentation, particularly as it applies to academic debate. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.69! \| first editions
9	Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making more books like this by Austin J Freeley add to wishlist This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of communications. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.90! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues more books like this by Analisa DeGrave, Jeff DeGrave, Eva Santos-Phillips add to wishlist "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues" presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is ... see all copies from $4.94! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. add to wishlist A professor of sociolinguistics, whose best-selling books have dealt with male-female language worlds, argues that Americans today live in a rhetorically combative culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Argumentation: Understanding and Shaping Arguments more books like this by James A Herrick add to wishlist The book relies upon a traditional approach to argumentation, drawing from established rhetorical theories, and also discusses contemporary theories of argumentation (such as those of Toulmin and Perelman). The text affirms that argumentation is a cooperative and constructive activity, characteristic to humans, and increasingly significant within ... see all copies from $5.78! new only from $92.75! \| signed copies
13 view cover	Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic more books like this by Robert J Fogelin add to wishlist Intended for the first course in logic, this text incorporates the philosophy of language and analysis of arguments as they occur in ordinary language and systematic examination of inductive arguments. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $73.41! \| SVS
14 view cover	In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions When It Counts more books like this by Jerry S Weissman add to wishlist Jerry Weissman has made a career of coaching nearly 500 execs on their IPO roadshows, the most critical presentations of their lives. Now, he's written an indispensable guide to answering the toughest questions you'll ever face. Using compelling examples from Presidential debates to stock analyst meetings, Weissman teaches how to respond with ... see all copies from $6.85! new only from $12.98! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. add to wishlist The war on drugs, the battle of the sexes, political turf combat--in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and influence our thinking. In this fascinating book, Tannen shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is and how it can be made better in public and private. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	How to Debate more books like this by Robert E Dunbar add to wishlist An introduction to debating, including preparation and research of a topic, finding evidence, attacking opposing arguments, and giving an effective delivery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.46!
17 view cover	Basic Debate, Student Edition more books like this by Maridell Fryar, William S Hicks, McGraw-Hill add to wishlist "Basic Debate" is ideal for beginning debaters and has become a classic text that teaches the fundamentals - from the skills of analysis, research, logical reason, and argumentation to the techniques of cross-examination debate, Lincoln-Douglas debate, and student congress. This text also features a chapter devoted to parliamentary procedure and ... see all copies from $17.41! new only from $24.01! \| SVS
18 view cover	Zoey 101: Lights Out! more books like this by Jane Mason (Adapted by), Sarah Hines Stephens (Adapted by) add to wishlist It's Halloween and following PCA tradition, the upperclassmen are creating a haunted house for the younger kids. Logan is determined that it's going to be the scariest, spookiest, creepiest night of the little kids' lives. But when two of them vanish, including Zoey's little brother, the night takes a turn that no one imagined! Then let the debate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
19 view cover	Arguing Constructively more books like this by A. Infante, Dominic, Joseph A. DeVito, Robert E. Denton, Jr. add to wishlist see all copies from $10.27! new only from $59.41!
20 view cover	On That Point!: An Introduction to Parliamentary Debate more books like this by John Meany, Kate Shuster add to wishlist This is the first parliamentary debate textbook for secondary school students. The text is designed to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in parliamentary debate in competition or in the classroom. It provides comprehensive instruction, offering a review of argument construction and extension, case ... see all copies from $16.43! new only from $31.14! \| SVS
21 view cover	The new rhetoric: a treatise on argumentation more books like this by Chaïm. Perelman, Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca add to wishlist see all copies from $15.73! new only from $33.60! \| first editions \| SVS
22	Argument: An Alternative to Violence more books like this by Abne M Eisenberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
23 view cover	Arguments and Arguing: The Products and Process of Human Decision Making more books like this by Thomas A Hollihan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.67! \| first editions
24 view cover	Getting Started in Debate, Student Edition more books like this by Lynn Goodnight, McGraw-Hill add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.77!
25 view cover	Communication Matters more books like this by Randall McCutcheon, James Schaffer, Joseph R Wycoff add to wishlist Describes how to research, organize, write, and deliver different kinds of speeches and discusses related forms of communication such as debates, oral interpretation, and radio. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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