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Argumentation: Critical Thinking in Action, 2nd ed., explores a wide variety of issues and concepts connected to making arguments, responding to the arguments of others, and using good critical thinking skills to analyze persuasive communication. Key topics include the nature of claims, evidence, and reasoning; common fallacies in reasoning; traits associated with good critical thinking; how language is used strategically in argument; ways to organize an argumentative case; how to refute an opposing argument or case; cultural dimensions of argument; and ways to make a better impression either orally or in writing.

David Lapakko (Ph.D, University of Minnesota) is a professor of communication studies at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Since 1986, he has taught a wide variety of courses in the communication field, including argumentation, persuasion, intercultural communication, public speaking, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, and communication ethics.