Inference in Argumentation A Topics-Based Approach to Argument Schemes /

This book investigates the role of inference in argumentation, considering how arguments support standpoints on the basis of different loci. The authors propose and illustrate a model for the analysis of the standpoint-argument connection, called Argumentum Model of Topics (AMT). A prominent feature...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rigotti, Eddo (Author), Greco, Sara (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Argumentation Library, 34
Subjects:
Comparative linguistics.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Communication.
Comparative Linguistics.
Philosophy of Language.
Media and Communication.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgement
  • Preface
  • Part I: The Tradition of Topics
  • Chapter 1. Aristotle's foundation of topics: the foundation of the study of inference in argumentation
  • Chapter 2. Cicero's Topica and the establishment of the topical tradition by Boethius
  • Chapter 3. The richness and originality of medieval contributions
  • Chapter 4. After the Middle Ages
  • Chapter 5. Modern and contemporary approaches
  • Part II: The Argumentum Model of Topics
  • Chapter 6. The inferential configuration of arguments: the Argumentum Model of Topics
  • Chapter 7. Advanced theoretical perspectives and open questions
  • Chapter 8. Analysis and evaluation of arguments in context
  • Appendix
  • Index.

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