This book works through some of the theoretical issues that have been accumulating in informal logic over the past 20 years. At the same time, it defines a core position in the theory of argument in which those issues can be further explored. The underlying concern that motivates this work is the health of practice of argumentation as an important cultural artifact. A further concern is for logic as a discipline. Argumentative and dialectical in nature, this book presupposes some awareness...

Curricular peer mentoring is a programmatic approach to enrich student learning and engagement in postsecondary courses in which instructors welcome a more experienced undergraduate student into a credit course they are teaching. The student then serves as peer mentor to the students enrolled. Peer mentors can provide a variety of peer-appropriate, course-specific mentoring, tutoring, facilitation and leadership roles and activities that complement the roles of the course’s instructor and ...

Argumentation theory is a distinctly multidisciplinary field of inquiry. It draws its data, assumptions, and methods from disciplines as disparate as formal logic and discourse analysis, linguistics and forensic science, philosophy and psychology, political science and education, sociology and law, and rhetoric and artificial intelligence. This presents the growing group of interested scholars and students with a problem of access, since it is even for those active in the field not common ...

Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves.The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented softwar...

Ralph the Rooster wakes up one sunny morning on Sunny Farm with more than his usual crowing routine on his mindhes inspired to run for mayor! With the Harvest Festival approaching and the animals working together in harmony, Ralph realizes the farm needs a leader who listens and brings everyone together. Determined to make a difference, Ralph shares his bold idea and quickly gains support from his friends: Penny the Pig, who becomes his organized campaign manager; Daisy the Duck, the loud ...

Selected from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, these classic table projects will deliver both form and function to your home. Appropriate for beginner to intermediate woodworkers, these projects have been test built by experts and are presented with detailed instructions and color photos, exploded drawings, lists of required materials, and complete finishing options that guarantee success.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Johnson Bunche (1904-71) was one of the twentieth century’s foremost diplomats and intellectuals. In the wake of centennial celebrations of his birth, leading scholars and diplomats assess Bunche’s historical importance and enduring impact on higher education, public policy, and international politics. Their essays reveal not only the breadth of Bunche’s influence, such as his United Nations work to broker peace during times of civil war in Africa, the Middle...

Get on the Road to Success With This Guide That Will Help You Foster a Healthier and Happier Workplace - Uncover the Secret of Why the Biggest Companies Have a High Degree of EQ!In today's fast-paced and dynamic work environments, the success of organizations rests not only on the brilliance of their strategies, but also on the emotional well-being of their employees.Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Workplace is a thought-provoking and insightful gui...

Why do representatives of different religious traditions find the transhumanist vision of the future not only theologically compatible but even inspiring? Transhumanism is a global movement seeking radical human enhancement. The trans in transhumanism marks the transition from the present stage in human evolution into the future, namely, post-human existence. Containing chapters written by adherents to a variety of religious traditions, Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics prov...

From the author of the classic novel Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison's Juneteenth is a powerful and brilliantly crafted tale that explores themes of identity, race, and ambition."[A] stunning achievement. . . . Ellison sought no less than to create a Book of Blackness, a literary composition of the tradition at its most sublime and fundamental."—Henry Louis Gates, Jr., TimeThe story follows Adam Sunraider, a race-bai...

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Meet the Smallest Giant in New Orleans.They say you should write what you know. After thirty years observing human behavior from the inside of federal prison, I’ve seen every kind of player, hustler, and lost soul the world has to offer.That’s why I had to write, Big Johnson. Let me introduce you:“My mammy who was a sporten lady, named me Lyndon Bains Johnson because that honky President got the Civil Rights Act passed. But everyone calls m...