A theory of argumentation / Charles Arthur Willard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willard, Charles Arthur.

Series:

Studies in rhetoric and communication.

Studies in Rhetoric and Communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reasoning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, [Alabama] ; London, [England] : The University of Alabama Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Establishes a theoretical context for, and to elaborate the implications of, the claim that argument is a form of interaction in which two or more people maintain what they construe to be incompatible positions The thesis of this book is that argument is not a kind of logic but a kind of communication--conversation based on disagreement.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; General Introduction: Argument and Opposition; I. Argument as a Form of Communication Introduction; 1. Constructivism and Interactionism; 2. Argument as Interaction; 3. Argument as Emergent Action; 4. Argument as Utterance; 5. Argument as Epistemic; 6. Argument as Personal Influence; II. Argument's Family of Terms Introduction; 7. Three Senses of Rationality; 8. Freedom; III. Argumentation as a Discipline Introduction; 9. Disciplined Discourse; 10. Fallacy Theory; 11. Argumentation's Sphere of Relevance; 12. Positions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-8173-9042-1

0-585-20861-1

OCLC:

44956996