This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study drew on observations of 40 secondary English language arts, history, and science lessons to describe variation in opportunities for ...

Have you ever heard of recreational argumentation? It is an activity many people enjoy, and many others hate. This TikToker made a very brief post about it, and everyone seems to want to weigh in. The ...

It is obvious that teaching and research in informal logic (critical thinking, rhetoric) is a growth industry, indeed one of burgeoning proportions. Judging by skyrocketing enrolments and the ...

Students who took part in a program that taught scientific argumentation learned the concepts better than their peers who did not, a study concludes. Adults often bemoan the amount of time young ...

Last October the comedian-philosopher Jon Stewart did writing teachers a great service. Accosting the hosts of CNN’s Crossfire, Stewart accused them of shortchanging the American public by failing to ...

A new Ph.D. aims to prove that arguing isn’t about bullheadedness. Instead, it can bring people together. Catherine Hundleby during orientation for argumentation ...

High school science teachers who want to try an argument-driven approach can find the instructional techniques and materials they need in a free, two-session webinar, “Scientific Argumentation: ...