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Arguing on the Toulmin Model
. Ed(S): Hitchcock, David; Verheij, Bart
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Hardback. In "The Uses of Argument", Stephen Toulmin proposed a new model for the layout of arguments. Toulmin's model has been appropriated by researchers in the fields of speech communications, philosophy and artificial intelligence. This volume aims to bring together contemporary reflections in these fields on the Toulmin model and its appropriation. Editor(s): Hitchcock, David; Verheij, Bart. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 778.
Summarizing, in The Uses of Argument Toulmin emphasized a number of points that are by now familiar, but still deserve attention: 1. Reasoning and argument involve not only support for points of view, but also attack against them. 2. Reasoning can have qualified conclusions. 3. There are other good types of argument than those of standard formal logic. 4. Unstated assumptions linking premisses to a conclusion are better thought of as inference licenses than as implicit premisses. 5. Standards of reasoning can be field dependent, and can be themselves the subject of argumentation. Each of these points is illustrated ... Read more
Summarizing, in The Uses of Argument Toulmin emphasized a number of points that are by now familiar, but still deserve attention: 1. Reasoning and argument involve not only support for points of view, but also attack against them. 2. Reasoning can have qualified conclusions. 3. There are other good types of argument than those of standard formal logic. 4. Unstated assumptions linking premisses to a conclusion are better thought of as inference licenses than as implicit premisses. 5. Standards of reasoning can be field dependent, and can be themselves the subject of argumentation. Each of these points is illustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Argumentation Library
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402049378
SKU
V9781402049378
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