A basic text for citizens, professionals and debaters of all types. This book introduces readers to the basic
types of arguments and how to criticize and engage them, including induction, deduction, and causation. Readers
will be familiarized with the ways in which advocates support their arguments and how to criticize and engage these
forms of support, including historical data, statistics, examples, anecdotes, expert testimony and common experience.
Readers will also encounter how to prepare for argumentative situations and how to conduct themselves within them,
including debates, panel discussions, public speeches and informal settings. The original 1964 text has been updated
and filled with new examples and activities.