Includes transcript, editorial analysis, and judges' critiques of the final debate between University of Louisville and Dartmouth College. (PD)

Describes the judge's entry into a critical relationship with debate, investigates what it means to function as a "critic of argument," and considers the implications of this judging perspective on intercollegiate debate practices. (PD)

As the world moves into the millennium, students will need certain skills to be successful in a global environment. This paper argues that competitive international exposure through debate can provide these skills. The paper consists of three sections. The first section briefly reviews current literature identifying the academic and intercultural…

In a recent paper Gary F. Jensen reports the results of an empirical test of the extent to which delinquent attitude mediates the impact of delinquent associations on delinquent involvement. This article consists of comments on Mr. Jensen's results as well as Mr. Jensen's reply to these comments. (Author/RM)

The chairman of the Department of Communication at American University examines the broader implications of the decision of WETA-TV, Washington, D.C., not to carry the NET documentary 'What Invited US'." (Author/AA)

Articulates the position that a primary function of value-centered arguments is the generation of decision rules. Discusses decision rules and value-centered arguments; uses this analysis to identify issues of value proposition debate. Draws applications to academic debate. (PD)

Mapwork, a film, a debate, a machine-gun demonstration, and a box of primary source materials can be used in a World War II unit for 12th graders to supplement conventional analyses of the Dieppe Raid. (RM)

Describes a program to certify state and district judges of high school debate tournaments. Covers constructing the written test, evaluating the ballot test, implementing certification, and assessing the program. (PD)

Contends that inherency can be revitalized as a force in academic debate. Focuses on policy interrelationships (or linkages) and maintains they offer fruitful ground for negative theory/tactic development, making a defense of "What is" a more viable alternative to "What should be." (PD)

Presents brief summaries of major intellectual movements in contemporary sociology of science: (1) the Mertonian paradigm; (2) the Kuhnian revolution; (3) Marxist and conflict sociologies of science; and (4) the "laboratory life" studies. A second part focuses on the question about the relationship between science and the sociology of…

Presents an annotated bibliography of works published between 1977 and 1978 covering seven topics: (1) history and practice of argumentation; (2) theory of argumentation; (3) scholastic forensics; (4) experimental studies; (5) interpersonal conflicts; (6) political campaign communication; and (7) general interest articles. (JMF)

Examines distinctions and assumptions underlying methods of argument analysis and criticism and defends descriptive diagrams such as the Toulmin model as illuminating methodological tools. Discusses defining characteristics of argument, presents an application of the Toulmin system, and details the presuppositions associated with context-sensitive…

The Equal Rights Amendment controversy is studied as a conflict between two world views that are created by the rhetoric generated by proponents and opponents. Descriptions of the settings, actions, characters, and motivations of the opposing worlds reveal little common ground on which traditional argumentation can occur. (JMF)

Transcript, editorial analysis, and critiques of the National Debate Tournament final debate between teams from Harvard University and Northwestern University are presented. (JMF)

A collection of quotations is given from the past 150 years of debate about upholding standards in mathematical education at the elementary level. (MP)