1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785836803321

Autore

Freeman James B

Titolo

Dialectics and the macrostructure of arguments : a theory of argument structure / / James B. Freeman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Foris Publications, 1991

ISBN

3-11-087584-5

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 273 pages : illustrations

Collana

Studies of Argumentation in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis ; ; 10

Classificazione

ER 620

Disciplina

168

Soggetti

Logic

Reasoning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-267) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Need for a Theory of Argument Structure -- Chapter 2. Basic Theoretical Considerations -- Chapter 3. What Are the Basic Elements of Arguments? -- Chapter 4. How Do the Basic Elements Fit Together? -- Chapter 5. What Should We Do With Modalities? -- Chapter 6. Rebuttals - What is Their Place in Argumentation? -- Chapter 7. Further Considerations on Argument Structure -- Chapter 8. Adequacy Considerations -- Conclusion. Dialectics, Macrostructure, and the Logical Enterprise -- Appendix. Two Variations on the Standard Approach to Diagramming Arguments -- Bibliography -- Index