A systematic theory of argumentation: the pragma-dialectical approach

In this book two of the leading figures in argumentation theory present a view of argumentation as a means of resolving differences of opinion by testing the acceptability of the disputed positions. Their model of a 'critical discussion' serves as a theoretical tool for analysing, evaluati...

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Main Author: Eemeren, F. H. van 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
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Summary:In this book two of the leading figures in argumentation theory present a view of argumentation as a means of resolving differences of opinion by testing the acceptability of the disputed positions. Their model of a 'critical discussion' serves as a theoretical tool for analysing, evaluating and producing argumentative discourse. They develop a method for the reconstruction of argumentative discourse that takes into account all aspects that are relevant to a critical assessment. They also propose a practical code of behaviour for discussants who want to resolve their differences in a reasonable way. This is a major contribution to the study of argumentation and will be of particular value to professionals and graduate students in speech communication, informal logic, rhetoric, critical thinking, linguistics, and philosophy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 216 pages)
ISBN:9780511616389
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511616389

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