"Let us not be surprised, however, if the study of the principles of argumentation — or even Burke's much mis-taught S…"

"The great superiority of debating, as the schools should look upon it, lies in the fact that it adds to many of the e…"

"It is not easy to phrase the proposition so that it shall mean precisely what we wish to argue; so that it shall incl…"

"One of the early presidents of Harvard College wrote a dissertation on the question, "Whether angels speak any langua…"

"Unless disputants understand the meaning attached by each other to the terms of a controversy, they may worry along i…"

"The " general" definition may give you no hint as to the way in which a particular assertion is meant to be interpret…"

"Most grown-up people get rid of the childish notion that whatever appears in print is true, but many cling to the equ…"

"The reference to the source of authority should be definite. Such vague phrases as the following, common though they …"

"Formal debate is a kind of game. In the time limit, the order of speakers, the alternation of sides, the give and tak…"

"The daily expenditures by consumers for new consumers' goods, upon which business stability largely depends, are dete…"