A Systematic Theory of Argumentation(English, Hardcover, Eemeren Frans H. van)

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A Systematic Theory of Argumentation(English, Hardcover, Eemeren Frans H. van) is written by Eemeren Frans H. van and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521830753 (ISBN 10) and 9780521830751 (ISBN 13).

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.