Interpersonal Arguing

Dale Hample earned his Ph.D. in communication from the University of Illinois in 1975. He has been conducting research in argumentation and related processes (conflict management, persuasion, and interpersonal communication) since that time. His previous books are Readings in Argumentation (1992; co-edited with William and Pamela Benoit) and Arguing: Exchanging Reasons Face to Face (2005). The latter won the 2007 Gerald R. Miller Book Award from the National Communication Association’s Interpersonal Communication Division. He has also won or shared research awards from the American Forensic Association four times. He has keynoted argumentation conferences in the U.S., Canada, Chile, and the Netherlands. He is on the communication faculty at the University of Maryland.

Acknowledgements – List of Tables – List of Figures – A Conceptual Inventory – Argument Frames – Argument Situations – Serial Arguments – The Rationality Engine – Relational Dialogues – Arguing and Culture – The Processes of Interpersonal Arguing – Appendix: Instrumentation – Index.

“Anyone who studies arguing among dyads or in interpersonal relationships needs to have this book for their personal library. Dale Hample’s book clearly explains how argument is developed by two people and how it affects the relationship between them. He writes in a conversational tone accessible to those with a wide variety of prior knowledge of the area. This book should be useful to those in argumentation, conflict, and other related areas such as persuasion, intercultural, and relational communication.”
— Amy Janan Johnson, Professor, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma