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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484117503321

Titolo

Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory / / edited by Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-21103-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Argumentation Library, , 1566-7650 ; ; 28

Disciplina

160

Soggetti

Logic

Communication

Law—Philosophy

Law

Applied linguistics

Literacy

Communication Studies

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Applied Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The papers are selected from the contributions to the Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation held in Amsterdam in 2014."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Bingo! Promising developments in argumentation theory -- What is informal logic? -- Towards a foundation for argumentation theory -- The agentive approach to argumentation: A proposal -- Conductive argumentation, degrees of confidence, and the communication of uncertainty -- The linked-convergent distinction -- Identifying the warrant of an argument -- Where is visual argument? -- Missed opportunities in argument evaluation -- Ubiquity, ambiguity and meta-rationality: Searching for the fallacy of composition -- Don’t feed the trolls: Straw men and iron men -- Story credibility in narrative arguments.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents a selection of papers reflecting key theoretical issues in argumentation theory. Its six sections are devoted to specific



themes, including the analysis and evaluation of argumentation, argument schemes, and the contextual embedding of argumentation. The section on general perspectives on argumentation discusses the trends of empiricalization, contextualization and formalization, offers descriptions of the analytical and evaluative tools of informal logic, and highlights selected principles that argumentation theorists do and do not agree upon. In turn, the section on linguistic approaches to argumentation focuses on the problem of distinguishing between explanation and argument, while also elaborating on the role of verbal indicators of argument schemes. All essays included in this volume point out notable recent developments in the study of argumentation.