Argumentation and Advocacy articles from March 1999

Argumentation and Advocacy archives from March 1999

The argument from definition revisited: race and definition in the Progressive era.
March 22, 1999... Interests are always served by definitions: the only question is which interests. Edward Schiappa (1996, p. 227) With some important exceptions, scholars in communication studies have avoided the systematic study of definition as it...

Finding protection in definitions: the quest for environmental security.
March 22, 1999... The waning salience of superpower confrontation in the past decade has given rise to new flexibility in the concept of national security. Once limited in scope to a defined set of external military threats, the label now frequently underscores...

An ideological basis for definition in public argument: a case study of the individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
March 22, 1999... On June 4th 1997, President Clinton signed into law the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA). A sibling of the Americans with Disabilities Act, IDEA was intended to provide children with disabilities a "free and appropriate...

Argumentation and debate textbooks: an overview of content and focus.
March 22, 1999... Choosing a textbook for any college course can be a daunting process. Seeking recommendations from colleagues, contacting book publishers and reviewing a seemingly endless number of choices can wear down the best of us. The variety of...

Argument Revisited; Argument Redefined: Negotiating Meaning in the Composition Classroom.(Review)
March 22, 1999... Edited by Barbara Emmel, Paul Resch, and Deborah Tenney. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1996; pp. ix-230. Although readers of Argumentation and Advocacy are probably familiar with recent developments in informal logic in philosophy departments, as...