DOCUMENT RESUME ED 207 119. CS 503 667' AUTHOR Ziegelnueller, Geor.9e, Ed.; Rhode Jack, Ed. TITLE, , Dimensions of Argument: Proceedings of the Summer Conference. on Argumentation (2nd, Alta, Utah, July. 30j- August 2, 1981). INSTITUTION . Speech Communication As'Sociation, 'Annandale, Va. SPONS AGENCY American Forensic Association. PUB DATE. 81 NOTE 1,051p.; Not available in paper copy due to marginal legibility of original document. AVAILABLE FROM Speech Coimunication Association, 5105.qaCklick.Rd., Suite E, Annandale, VA 22003 ($16.50). EDRS PRICE MF07 Pluth Postage. Pt Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Coimunication Research; *Debate; Evaluation Criteria; Group Behavicr4 Group Dynamics; *Interpersonal Relationship; Legal Education; *Logical Thinking; *Persuasive Discourse; Values ABSTRACT The 73 papers in this collection were presented at the 1981'Summer Argumentation Conference, the purpose of whidh was to bring,together interested scholars to discuss recent developments and -research In argumentation. The four primary areas of study considered ' at the conference--argument, argumentation and forensics, philosophy . and argument, and argumentation in interpersonal° and small group communication- -are used to categoriie thepapers according to their subject qatter. The topics discussed in the papers include the following:(1) sociocultural notions of argument fields;-(2). jurisprudential origins and applications of presumption and burden of ,proof;(3) the.geAesis of argumentative forms and fields; (4) a criti,taZevaluation.of-clebate'-paradigms; (5) the role of argdkentatiferitalygid in individual even (6j value resolutions; presumption, and stock issues; (7) argument, group influence, and decision outcomes;(8) argument as a metaphor for negotiating social 'relationships; (9) the role of advocacy in small 'group discussion; (10).saving the .public sphere through rational discourse; (11) a discussion of the presuppositions contributiug to the .ideal speech situation; (12) senses of argument; and (13) debatingvalue propositions. (111,). 0 *****************************************************4!***************** * 1 Reproductions supplied byEDRS are the best that can be made * * a/ from the .original document. * *****************,*********#****************************************00.** ED 2071 1 9 CS.5:6?(0.67 DIMENSIONS, OF ARGUMENT: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ECOND SUMMER CONFERENCEON ARGUMENTATION =. U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION r. t EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION 6 Edited by CENTER IERICI #7 'document has been reproduced as received from the person or orciannatron George Ziegelmueller originating n rt Minor changes have been made to improve '''Wayne State University 4; reproductron quality Points of view or opmens stated <0 this docu J ment do not necessanly represent official NIE and position or.tiOhcr .4 Jack Rhodes University of Utah Sponsored by the Speech Communication-Association and the American Forensic Association . Hosted by t1;e University of,Utah July August 2, 1981 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS. at Rustler Lodge, Alta, Utah MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Speech Communication Assoc. Publisher of Record for Use in Uniform 'CitatiorfS: Speech Communication Association/ TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES 5105 Backlick Road, #E, Annandale, Virginia -22003t INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Date of Publidation: October 15, 1981 It i 2 .p. 1, T A .7"7. 'T. :7 I- tt 1 e PREFAGE On July 30, 198.1, scholars from acrosp the nation gathered at the Rustler Lodge in Alta, Utah for the seconc-SCA/AFA Surnmer Argumentation Conference: As with" the first argumentation conference in 1979', the UniNersity'of Utahonce again hosted the four day meeting."-ft .t Thepurpose of.the 'Conference was to bhing together interestedjscholars to dis cuss recent developments and research in argument.Four primary areas of study a _yyere_crsidered:fieldsf argument, argumentation and forensics,philosophyand argume t, and argumention in interpersonal and_srnalLgroup communication. With the permission 'of the au rs, most of the papers presented at the conference are included in this volume. The stAng support given to the 'Summer Conference by IVIalcolm NO. Sillars, Speech gorn'muniCation Association ?resident and Dean of the College of"Humanities at the University df Utah, land by GeNald Sanders, President of the American Forensic Association, were important to the success of the undertaking. Also makiingspecial contributions to the SuMmer Conference were the program planners: PR'obert Cox, ' Dennis Gouran, Leonard Hawes, Lucy j(eele, ,Raymond McKerrow, Donn Parson, Joseph Wenzei, and David Zarefsky. Our thanks go to all of these and to each of the participants for their thoughtful contributiOns. We would also like td thank Jackie Byrd and Claudia Knell for their invaluable help in. manuscript preparation and proof-reading. 4 George Ziegelmueller', Jack Rhodes 1 Lucy Keele California State University/Fullerton PARTICIPANTS -.1981 SCA/AFA 411 Susan Kline University of North Carolina Summer Confer'ence o4Argk4,nentation Junes K fum pp Universal/ of Nebraska/Lincoln Charles Kneiipper Southwest Texas State University Katherine Adams University of Utah Suzanne Larson' Humboldt State University Steve Alderton Wayne State University Michael Leff University.Of Wisconsin/Madison Dennis Alexander University-pf Utah David Ling Central Michigan University Ken Anderseri-.., University bf Illinois Brenda Logue Towson State University Michael BartaneA r Pacifi.c Lutheran University John Louis Lucaites University of Missouri . Bill Benoit Bowling Green State University John Lyne University of Iowa Farrela Benoit Bowling Green State University Bruce Manchester George Mason University , Lewis Bright Humboldt State University Ronald Motion University of Arizona Brant Burleson` State University of New York/Albany Thomas McClain New Trier High School Join Campbell University of Washington 4 Michael McGee University of Iowa. Dan Canary University of Southern California Vernon McGuire Texas Tecti University MauriCe Char land Concordia University Ray McKerrow University of Maine Martha Co ali.c Penn State University Thomas Miller University of California/Los Angeles Robert Cox University of North Carolina Carl Moore Kent State University John Crawford Arizona State University Linda Moore University of Akron Debbie Dixon University of Utah Anne Mudd Lcie Angeles Public Schools - Alice Donaldson. Purdue University Charles Mudd 'California State University/Northridge.' Nancy Dunbar Penn State University Elizabeth Murray Lloyds Bank of California Norrn Son Elliott University of Utah William Murray Lloyds Bank of California Richard Epos Carnegie-Mellon University Sara Newell University of Utah Thomas Farrell Northwestern University Kathleen Olsen St. Olaf College .1. W. Aubrey.Fis he University of Utah Christine Oravec University of Utah Walt Fisher Uiiive-rditrof-ScrJthern-Catifornia_ Michael Pacanowslv University of Utah V CharleS Follette Black Hills State College -Efaine.Parker Northern Illinois yniversity Austin Freeley John Carroll University Parker NOrthern'Illinois Oniversity - Pat goner Cypress college RiChard Parker Northern Arizona University .1 Paul Gasise 7 San Diego State University Doin...earson University of Kansas ---d; Thomas Goodnight Northwestern University Lee Polk Baylor University John Gossett North Texas State University Jim Pratt University of Wisconsin/River Falls DentSis Gouran Indiana University Robert Pryor University o` Illinois Tim Grainey University of MtrineSota Celeste Railsback University of lowa Bruce Gronbeck University of Iowa John Reinard Arizona State lAversity Dale Ham'ple ' Western Illinois University .iack Rhodes University of Utah . C. T. Hanson North Dakota State Unk./ersity Ric'hard 'Rieke "Universyty of Utah Joe Hardin University of Illinois-' Daniel Rohrer Boston College Leonard Hawes University ofUtah Robert Rowland University of Kansas James Has . Gustavus Adolphus College\ Kenneth Salter Attorney, Berkeley, California Anne Holmquest University of Iowa,/ Jack Sarnosky California- State 'Um versib);(Hayward Tim Hynes. University ofLorfisville Larry Sci-noor Mankato State University Sally Jackson University of Nebraska/Lincoln\ Jan Schuetz University of New Mexico Scott Jacobs UniVersity of Nebraska/Lincoln Marjorie B. Sdott- Lower Merton High School; 1" Jack Kay University of Nebraska/Lincoln Ran'dy Scott . Weber State Co'llege Ruth Kay University of NebraSka/Lincoln Dave Seibold , University of Illinois z p 4 s. Charles Shafer, University of Baltimore ..CONFERENCE PROGRAM Malcolm Sillars University of Utah Second-SCA/AFA Sumer Conference onArgumentation Michael Smilowitz University of Lite, Cary Stopek Arizona State University Rustler Lodge Nancy Tanita University of Southern California Alta, Utah DAvid Thomas University of Houston July 30- August 2, 1981 Dorothy Thomas University of Houston Stephen Toulmin University of Chicago Robert Trapp Sponsors: Speech Communication Association andAmerican Forensic University of Northern Coloradc; Associition Jimmie Trent Miami University, Judith Trent University of Dayton Host:University of Utah WalterIrich University of Alabama Thomas Walker University of Utah Conference Committee: Robert Weiss DelPiuw University . Joseph Wenzel University of Illinois Director:George Ziegelmueller, WayneState University Molly Wertheimer Pennsylvania State University Host: .Jack Rhodes, University of.Utah Charles e.rfhur Willard University o4 pittaburgb Mary Louise Willbrand University