"Argumentation" is one of the necessary rhetorical modes. You cannot escape it altogether in human interactions since it is central to conflict resolution and n

"Argumentation" is one of the necessary rhetorical modes. You cannot escape it altogether in human interactions since it is central to conflict resolution and negotiation. The key is to understand psychology/sociology of both oneself/others along with rational approaches and know when to emphasize one over the other. For some background see; 1) List of Cognitive Biases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases 2) List of Fallacies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies 3) Modes of Discourse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_of_discourse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_of_discourse 4) Argumentation Scheme - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentation_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentation_scheme 5) Conflict resolution - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_resolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_resolution 6) Negotiation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negotiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negotiation