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Yes, rather "argue", the article is actually about: persuading, negotiating, debating, reasoning, communicating. Not just being "argumentative". In Canada, we

• evgen 17y ago
  > Yes, rather "argue", the article is actually about: persuading, negotiating, debating, reasoning, communicating. Which are all forms of argument. (Ok, the last one is more general than "argue" but it is far too broad to be useful in this context.) One of the minor points the author made is that people often try to downplay disagreement or avoid dealing with it to their detriment. Acknowledge the disagreement up front and employ persuasion, negotiation, and reasoned debate to come to an agreement that both parties live with.
  • dxjones 17y ago
    In some contexts (like a class on philosophy, or pitching a startup) I agree with you. "That is a valid argument." However, for most parents the colloquial meaning of "arguing" or "being argumentative" understood as the opposite of "being reasonable". "Go to bed now!", insisted Mom. "Don't argue with me", she told the six-year-old. "We can talk about your bedtime tomorrow, after you have had some sleep, but I am not going to negotiate your bedtime at 11pm on a school night."
• babycakes 17y ago
  His book distinguishes between "arguing" and "fighting." The five components you describe above fall under the heading "argument." I highly recommend "Thank You for Arguing." It's a wonderful book that takes classical rhetoric, a relatively dry subject, and turns it into something entertaining to study.