pp. "Title," Author
Keynote Address
1 "Controversy," G. Thomas Goodnight
Keynote Responses:
14 "Some Thoughts on the Role of Controversy in Interpersonal and Small Group Interaction," Dennis S. Gouran
16 "Controversy As Contest," Charles Kauffman
20 "Can ‘Controversy’ Be Analyzed to Yield Useful Insights for Argument?" Robert L. Scott
23 "Contesting the Rules of Discourse: A Case Study of Women’s Ascent to Public Advocacy," Martha Solomon
27 "Critical Thinking: A Rhetorical Perspective," Lenore Langsdorf
33 "Keeping Our Traditions Straight: Working With the Intellectual Modes of Argumentative Studies," James F. Klumpp
39 "Toward More Argument Evaluation: Identifying the Constraints," Edward Schiappa
46 "Expanding the Horizons of Justification: The Role of Myth in Cultural Transformation," Kathryn M. Olson
53 "Claiming the High Ground: Universalist Rhetoric in a Post-Modern Context," John Lyne
58 "Prospective Argument, Part II: Layin the Ground for Future Argument," J. Clarke Rountree, III
64 "Rhizomic Rhetoric: Toward an Ecology of Institutional Argument," Andrew Leslie and Stephen O’Leary
Tropes of Political Argument
73 "Tropes of Political Argument in America," John Nelson
Historical Cases
80 "Constituting Citizenship Through Public Agrument: The Case of the Constitutional Ratification Debate, 1787-1788," James Jasinski
86 "Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel Defend the Communist Society: Refutation in The Communist Manifesto," James B. Hanson
89 "Echoes of the Slavery Controversy in the Current Abortion Debate," David Zarefsky
96 "Argument From History1 and Argument From History2: Uses of the Past in Public Deliberation," Bruce E. Gronbeck
Contemporary Cases
100 "Between the Public and Technical Spheres of Argument: The ‘Televisual’ Rhetoric of the Nuclear Freeze Campaign," J. Michael Hogan
107 "In the Clouds: Where Climatologists Failed the Nuclear Winter Debate," David Edward Grassmick
114 "The Disconstitutive Character of the Law: Richard Nixon as Thersites," Frederick J. Antczak
121 "Transforming Individuals and Collectives in ‘The New World Order:’ Implications for Enemy Construction and Response," Carol K. Winkler
128 "The Discourse of M/Otherhood and Johnson Controls: The Debate Over Fetal ‘Versus’ Women’s Rights," Mary F. Keehner
135 "Arguing About Patriotism in a Liberal Community," Ronald Lee and Karen King Lee
140 "Campaign and Character: Robert Kennedy in the 1968 Presidential Campaign," Mary E. Stucky and Frederick J. Antczak
Theoretical Issues
147 "Argument and Organizational Complaints: Application of the Structuration Coding Scheme," Dale E. Brashers
154 "Gender and Media Models in the Development of Argument," Don Brownlee and Ian Fielding
159 "Interactive Complaint Communication: A Reconceptualization of Consumer Complaint Behavior," Dennis E. Garrett and Renee A. Meyers
167 "A Descriptive Account of Interpersonal Argument," Darrin Hicks
175 "Constructive Dimensions of Small Group Argument: Rethinking Argument in Persuasive Arguments Theory," Edward A. Mabry, C. Arthur VanLear, Jullane J. Jackson, and Robert D. McPhee
182 "Argument and Conflict: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives," Gregg B. Walker
188 "Message Design Logic, Goal Structure, Interpersonal Construct Differentiation, and Situation," Dale Hamper and Judith M. Dallinger
Strategic Uses and Outcomes of Argument
193 "Self-Monitoring and Argumentativeness: Using Argument as Impression Management," R. Paul Thomlinson and Kendall R. Phillips
197 "Interpersonal Argument Processes: Implicit Argument in Japan and the United States," Michael David Hazen
204 "Argumentative Strategies for Managing Conflict," Beatrice Schultz
208 "The Relationship Between Argumentative Subordinates and Supervisor Satisfaction," Tonie Selig Miller
211 "A Closer Look at Argument Behavior in Romantic Dyads," Harry Weger, Jr. and Daniel J. Canary
217 "Framing a Dispute: The Role of Context in Interpersonal Argument," Nancy J. Legge
Argument in Group Interaction
224 "On the Constructive Uses of Argument in Decision-Making Discussion: A Theoretical Perspective," Dennis S. Gouran
229 "Valued Leadership Behaviors and Perceptions of Contribution: The Unsung Hero," Sandra M. Ketrow
237 "Pragma-Dialectics in Education: Teachable Contributions to Small Group Communication from Spuistraat 134," Richard Fiordo
243 "Explicit Disagreements in Groups With High and Low Judgment Model Overlap," Geoff Leatham
249 "Enclaved Publics as Inventional Resources: An Essay in Generative Rhetoric," Margaret D. Zulick and E. Anne Laffoon
256 "Bounded Spaces in Contemporary Discourse: Modernist Problems in Argument Spheres," Reginald Twigg
263 "On the Public Closure of Technical Controversy," Charles Alan Taylor
270 "What Happened at Baltimore: Technical Arguments and Public Values Concerning Human Sexuality at the 1991 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)," Thomas Nathan Peters
277 "A Reanalysis of the Argumentation at Three Mile Island," Robert C. Rowland
284 "’Politically-Savvy Sick People:’ Public Penetration of the Technical Sphere," Dale E. Brashers and Sally Jackson
Science
289 "Global Transformations: Gaia and the Spheres of Argument," Scott L. Harris
294 "The Scientization of Nature: Jacob Bronowski’s Ascent," Thomas M. Lessl
299 "Motivations, Tactics, and Audiences: Anthropological Responses to the Mead/Freeman Controversy," Robert Strikwerda
Environment
306 "The Status of Humanity in ‘The Modern Crisis,’" Edward M. Panetta
312 "Liberating Nature: Radical Environmentalists and the New Civil Rights Movement," John W. Delicath
317 "Tropal Argument and Individual Empowerment: 50 Simple Things You Can Do For the Environment," Star A. Muir
325 "Is Doing Something Better Than Doing Nothing?: Environmentalism and the Paradox of Green Consumerism," Michael Salvador and Jack Samosky
330 "The Clash of Rationalities in Environmental Argument," Don Brownlee
334 "Good Food From the Good Earth: McDonald’s and the Commodification of the Environment," Stephen P. Depoe
342 "Think Globally, Act Locally: A Response to Muir, Harris and Depoe," David S. Birdsell
Law
345 "Baby M Goes To The Circus: The Popularity of the Popular Trial," William Lewis
353 "Transcending Field Boundaries: An Approach to Argumentative Justification," Warren Sandmann
359 "Rhetoric’s Wide-Angle Lenses: How Legal Vision Can Be Enhanced With Rhetorical Glasses," Geoffrey Klinger
364 "Prophets and Priests: Argument By and Before the Supreme Court," Arnie Madsen and Robert C. Chandler
Aesthetics
370 "The Case for Prudence in Kafka’s Trial," Robert Hairman
374 "Argumentation and Aesthetic Form: Burke and Marxism in the Early Nineteen-Thirties," David Cratis Williams
380 "Arguing About Aesthetics is Living Dangerously: James T. Farrell’s A Note on Literary Criticism," Kathleen M. Farrell
Forensics Pedagogy
388 "The Benefits of Intercollegiate Policy Debate Training to Various Professions," Robert C. Chandler and Jeffrey Dale Hobbs
391 "Intercollegiate Debate as a Co-Curricular Activity: Effects on Critical Thinking," Shawn Whalen
398 "Academic Debate Theory: Its Application to Business English Communication Training in Japan," Shigeru Matsumoto and Takeshi Suzuki
404 "Judge Disclosure and Argument Pedagogy," Jack Rhodes
Format and Forum Innovations in Forensics
406 "Decision Rules: An Analysis of the Interaction Method," Brends Logue and Stephen L. Verch
413 "Intercollegiate Mock Trial as an Alternative Argumentation Event," John McKiernan and Paul Edleman
418 "An Objective Analysis of One Audience Debate," E. Sam Cox, Scott L. Jensen, Christopher Wheeler, and Michael Fulton
NDT and CEDA: Prospects and Problems
423 "Is There a Theoretical Difference Between Debating About Values and Policies?" Brent G. Brossmann and Ben Biermann
430 "Standing Rules of Tournament Procedure," Frank Harrison
436 "Requiem for a Great Idea," James K. Dittus
441 "Debate Philosophy Statements as Predictors of Critic Attitudes," Donald Day and Craig A. Dudczak
Intersections Between Academic Debate and Argumentation Theory
446 "Technical Argument in the Public Sphere: What Academic Debate Tells Us About the Interaction of Spheres of Argument," Robert C. Rowland, Ben Voth, and Jeanettte Brossmann
452 "The Dialectical Meditation of the Public and Technical Sphere: A Revelation of Contemporary Debate Practice," Erik W. Doxtader
458 "The Third Reunion of Argumentation and Debate in the Experiences of Debate Practice," David B. Hingstman
Parson, Donn W., ed. Argument in Controversy: Proceedings of the Seventh SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. Annandale VA: Speech Communication Association, 1991.