Background
Sillars, Malcolm Osgood was born on February 12, 1928 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Malcolm Osgood and Dorothy Edna (Browning) Sillars.
( The first and most thoroughly developed audience-orient...)
The first and most thoroughly developed audience-oriented argumentation book, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making presents argumentation as a cooperative, communicative process. This book examines the general principles of argument in a rigorous yet readable manner and then applies those principles to different spheres of life – law, science, religion, business, and politics – to explore how conventions of argument change when applied to these real world arenas. Focusing on the dynamics of decision making and using real life examples to illustrate principles, Argumentation and Critical Decision Making aims to help readers develop practical argumentation skills within the world of their daily lives.
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Sillars, Malcolm Osgood was born on February 12, 1928 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Malcolm Osgood and Dorothy Edna (Browning) Sillars.
Bachelor of Arts, University Redlands, 1948; Master of Arts, University Redlands, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1955.
Assistant professor communication, Iowa State University, Ames, 1949-1953; assistant professor, California State University, Los Angeles, 1954-1956; professor, dean, California State University, Northridge, 1956-1971; president, California State University, 1969-1970; professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1971-1974; professor communication, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1974-1997; dean humanities, U. Utah, 1974-1981; retired, U. Utah, 1998.
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Member American Association of University Professors, American Civil Liberties Union, National Comm. Association (president), We. States Comm. Association (president).
Married Charlotte Jane Grimm, June 1, 1948. Children— Paul Louis, Bruce Malcolm, Alan Leslie.