Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning
Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning consists of 24 lectures taught by Professor David Zarefsky, introducing the formal study of argumentation. The lectures are divided into five parts with what a group of lectures focus on: part 1 (lectures 1 through 4) reviews the intellectual and historical backgrounds of argumentation; part 2 (lectures 5 through 11) explores the strategies and tactics of argument construction, attack, and defense; part 3 (lectures 12 through 18) consider the components of argument in detail and examine how they work; part 4 (lectures 19 through 20) focuses on the appraisal of arguments; and part 5 (lectures 21 through 24) investigates how argumentation functions in society.