Warranting assent : case studies in argument evaluation /
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1995. |
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| Description: | xxviii, 330 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in speech communication |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1722808 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1. Epistemological Approaches to Argument Evaluation
- 1. Evaluate Criteria for Conspiracy Arguments: The Case of KAL 007
- 2. Narrative Reframing of Public Argument: George Bush's Handling of the Persian Gulf Conflict
- 3. The Failure of Argument in Decisions Leading to the "Challenger Disaster": A Two-Level Analysis
- Part 2. Axiological Approaches to Argument Evaluation
- 4. Aligning Ethicality and Effectiveness in Arguments: Advocating Inclusiveness Percentages for the New Lutheran Church
- 5. An Ethical Appraisal of Ronald Reagan's Justification for the Invasion of Grenada
- 6. "I Respectfully Dissent": The Ethics of Dissent in Justice O'Connor's Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC Opinion
- Part 3. Ideological Approaches to Argument Evaluation
- 7. Ideology and Argument Evaluation: Competing Axiologies in the Sanctuary Trial
- 8. Arguing about Fetal "versus" Women's Rights: An Ideological Evaluation
- 9. Public Policy Argumentation and Colonialist Ideology in the Post-Cold War Era
- Part 4. Alternative Evaluations of the Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography
- 10. Examining an Argument by Cause: The Weak Link Between Pornography and Violence in the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography Final Report
- 11. Survivor Testimony in the Pornography Controversy: Assessing Credibility in the Minneapolis Hearings and the Attorney General's Report
- 12. Constituting Publics and Reconstructing Public Spheres: The Meese Commission's Report on Pornography
- About the Contributors
- Notes
- Name Index
- Subject Index