Lecture 1 Arg. Media

What is argumentation?

• A form of entertainment in the media

• Quarrel & fight over s.th

• Showing your disagreement and discussing over s.th to win the deal

• A verbal, social and rational activity aimed at convincing a reasonable critic of the acceptability of a standpoint

What is the view proposed by Robert Pinto regarding arguments?

• Arguments are invitations to disagree

• Arguments are invitations to a debate

• Arguments are invitations to quarrel

• Arguments are invitations to inference

What is the basic structure of the argument?

• Issue, Standpoint, Argument, Inference

• Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis, Inference

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Inference

• Premise, Conclusion, Inference, Argument

What is the practice of making and criticizing reasons in the context of doubt and disagreement?

• Argumentation

• Negotiation

• Agreement

• Compromise

What is the process by which news media organizations select the stories that make the news?

• Media selection

• Editorial gatekeeping

• Story filtering

• News curation

What is the core of investigative journalism?

• Argumentation

• Storytelling

• Fact-checking

• Interviewing

What is the goal of argumentation according to Robert Pinto?

• To effect an inference in the person to whom it's addressed

• To effect acceptance of its conclusion

• To effect a party in the person to whom it's addressed

• To effect a debate in the person to whom it's addressed

Which of the following best describes the role of argumentation in human relationships, as stated by M. Lewiński & M. Aakhus?

• Argumentation is irrelevant to problem-solving, and conflict management.
  

• Argumentation undermines the fundamentals of human relationships.
  

• Argumentation underpins and shapes the decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict management

• Argumentation plays a minor role in human relationships compared to other factors.