Understanding Argument in a Post-Truth World

Walters, Heather

ISBN 10: 1793586292 / ISBN 13: 9781793586292

Verlag: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2023

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Understanding Argument in a Post-Truth World provides students with the necessary skills to help them critically evaluate the situations they face in a technologically driven, "post-truth" world. Authors Heather Walters and Kristen Stout explore how the use of technology has changed the way people argue, and how disinformation, information overload, and polarization have impacted the study of argumentation. Ten focused and accessible chapters give students the information they need to effectively participate in everyday arguments and how to engage in productive civil discourse. It also covers the practical benefits of critical thinking, provides updated analysis of some core argumentation concepts, and demonstrates how to make better decisions. This thoroughly updated edition considers how recent events such as COVID-19 (and its ensuing debates over masking and vaccines) and the spread of disinformation (into areas beyond those of just politics) are impacting our lives and altering the culture of argument. This is an ideal textbook for courses in argumentation, civil discourse, and communication and critical thinking.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Heather Walters is a senior instructor of communication at Missouri State University. She earned her master's and bachelor's degrees from Missouri State University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law. Walters debated for Missouri State and has won numerous national and regional debate awards. Her scholarly interests include argumentation/persuasion, legal communication, and communication ethics.

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Titel: Understanding Argument in a Post-Truth World
Verlag: Cognella Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: paperback
Zustand: New
Auflage: 2. Auflage