{"product_id":"the-skills-of-argument","title":"The Skills of Argument","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Skills of Argument presents a comprehensive  empirical study of informal reasoning as argument  involving subjects across the life span. Professor Kuhn asked her subjects questions that people have occasion to think and talk about in everyday life  such as \"What causes prisoners to return to crime after they are released?\" \"What causes unemployment?\" \"What causes children to fail in school?\" Subjects were asked to offer their own theories regarding the cause of the phenomenon and then asked to provide supporting evidence for their theories. This is the first major study of how people reason in everyday life  and it highlights the importance of argumentative reasoning in everyday thought. Professor Kuhns findings address crucial issues in cognitive and developmental psychology  as well as in education  and her work will also appeal to philosophers  political scientists  and linguists interested in argumentative discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965239226421,"sku":"ByrdShop_052142349X","price":112.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521423496.jpg?v=1770490924","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-skills-of-argument","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}