Chapter 1: Introducing Argumentation and Rhetoric Flashcards
Argumentation is the study of
Effective reasoning.
Arguing is _______ where reasons are _______ or support for claims.
Reason giving; justifications;
Rationality is
The ability to engage in reason giving.
The alternative to reason giving is to _____ or ______ claims on whim or command.
Accept; reject
Success in effective reasoning ultimately depends on audience __________ which is based on audience ________ of the reasoning. Hence, argumentation is one way we attempt to __________.
Assent;
Acceptance;
Persuade
Why should people interact with those who don’t agree with them? What are the benefits of bridging differences of opinion?
To strengthen opportunities to compromise, deliberation, and mutual understanding.
Argumentation is an __________. It’s a ___________ that is a reciprocal give and take between two positions the arguers believe to be mutually exclusive. Each is trying to convince the other while remaining open to the possibility of being ________ by the other.
Interaction
Process
Persuaded
Argumentation is both a ___________ and a process.
Product
When we focus on studying the interaction, or the _________, of argumentation, we study _____ an arguer goes about convincing others and how their efforts might be more ________.
Process
How
Effective
Argumentation is the field of study in which three skills meet: rhetoric, _______, and ________.
Logic
Dialectics
“Thinking rhetorically” means reasoning with audience ___________ in mind.
Predispositions
The classical understanding of rhetoric is the study of how ___________ influence people.
Messages
Argumentation borrows from _______ logic which differs from formal logic in that it is grounded in _______ language and describes _________ patterns that lack the _________ of mathematics.
Informal
Ordinary
Reasoning
Certainty
___________ is the field of study that refers to a process of discovering and __________ knowledge through a series of _________ and answers.
Dialectics
Testing
Questions
Argumentation is an attempt to _________ other people and therefore raises _________ concerns.
Influence
Ethical
