Kroll, Barry M., authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032013http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88149Includes bibliographical references and index.Based on five years of classroom experimentation, The Open Hand presents a highly practical yet transformational philosophy of teaching argumentative writing. In his course Arguing as an Art of Peace, Barry Kroll uses the open hand to represent an alternative approach to argument, asking students to argue in a way that promotes harmony rather than divisiveness and avoiding conventional conflict-based approaches. Kroll cultivates a bodily investigation of noncombative argument, offering direct pedagogical strategies anchored in three modalities of learning.Clapping in -- Reframing and deliberative argument -- Attentive listening and conciliatory argument -- Mediating and integrative argument -- Bowing out -- Photographic illustrations of movement sequences -- Three student papers.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Study and teaching.English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching.Reasoning -- Study and teaching.Persuasion (Psychology)TextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.