Argumentation and Debate

______ argumentation is what you engage in when you comment on a news article through social media, discuss national policy proposals with friends, or participate in conversations with people who may not be part of your immediate network. In the public sphere, individuals go beyond their roles as private individuals and take on the role of engaged members of society, often as citizens. ______ argumentation aims to generate public opinions about topics of general concern, which can lead to communal knowledge and societal change.

Audience- The people to whom arguers speak and from whom arguers seek assent.

Argument sphere- A metaphoric realm of ______ation characterized by a predictable pattern.

Technical spheres often involve experts, and the consequences and audience for these arguments extend beyond the immediate debate but are typically limited to the knowledge community in which the debate occurs.

Personal sphere- A realm characterized by informal argumentation of limited scope individuals.