Critical Argumentation: The Pragmatic Dialectics of Argumentation

Author: Frans van Eemeren
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book summarizes the argumentation research of Professor Frans van Eemeren and the late Rob van der Sluis, founders of the pragmatic dialectical theory of argumentation and the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA), over the past three decades. It particularly highlights their crucial insights into the dialectical approach to argumentative discourse. The book consists of eight chapters, covering major issues such as the current state of argumentation theory research, critical discussion models, relevance issues, reconstruction analysis, critical discussion rules, fallacies, and theoretical guidelines for discussant behavior. This book holds certain reference value for Chinese scholars engaged in pragmatic research and the theoretical study of argumentation.